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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Okfuskee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Okfuskee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Okfuskee County: Creek, Hughes, Lincoln, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pottawatomie & Seminole.

Below are the counties that are near Okfuskee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Okfuskee:

  • Okfuskee County     (The home county of Okfuskee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.
    • Mason
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
    • Ixl
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Okemah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Castle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Clearview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Pharoah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Boley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <2>
    • Weleetka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bearden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Paden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.
    • Slick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bristow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
    • Mounds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Mounds is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds <2>
    • Depew
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <2>
    • Milfay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kiefer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiefer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiefer
      • Kiefer is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiefer <2>
    • Sapulpa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Creek County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.
    • Wetumka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dustin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Yeager
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.
    • Stroud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh County
    • Hitchita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchita
      • Hitchita is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchita <2>
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.
    • Beggs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <2>
    • Okmulgee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okmulgee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okmulgee
      • Okmulgee is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okmulgee <2>
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Schulter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schulter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schulter
      • Schulter is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schulter <2>
    • Coalton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
    • Henryetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
      • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <2>
    • Spelter City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Winchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Dewar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <2>
    • Grayson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Morris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hoffman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Seminole County
    • Cromwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Glenpool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenpool
      • Glenpool is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenpool <2>
    • Bixby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Okfuskee, see our County-by-County Page for Okfuskee.

Newspapers Published in Okfuskee ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Okfuskee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Okfuskee, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Okfuskee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Okfuskee:

Cemeteries Near Okfuskee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Okfuskee.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Okfuskee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.

  • Okfuskee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Okfuskee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Okfuskee Free Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okfuskee Cemetery
  • Manwarring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manwarring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manwarring Cemetery
  • Montezuma Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montezuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montezuma Cemetery
  • Nuyaka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuyaka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuyaka Cemetery
  • Tuskegee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuskegee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuskegee Cemetery
  • Nuyaka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuyaka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuyaka Cemetery
  • Old Nuyaka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Nuyaka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Nuyaka Cemetery
  • Barnes Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Family Cemetery
  • White Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rose Cemetery
  • Morse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
  • Douglas Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Family Cemetery
  • Tuskegee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuskegee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuskegee Cemetery
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckeye Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Mt. Harman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harman Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Okfuskee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Okfuskee.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Okfuskee, with the one closest to Okfuskee listed first.

  • Morris
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
  • Stroud
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Okfuskee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Okfuskee.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okfuskee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Okfuskee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Okfuskee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5954, Longitude: -96.2283       In this case, the coordinates for Okfuskee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Okfuskee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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