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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 Old Bennington (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 Old Bennington. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Old Bennington is located in Bryan County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Old Bennington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bennington, with the one closest to Old Bennington listed first.
    • Bennington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Matoy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Matoy is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
    • Bokchito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wade is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Caddo is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <1>
    • Armstrong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Armstrong is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Yuba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yuba is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Durant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Durant is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <1>
    • Kenefic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Yarnaby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yarnaby is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Calera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Calera is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bennington, with the one closest to Old Bennington listed first.
    • Bentley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Lone Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Caney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Farris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Tushka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Atoka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Stringtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bennington, with the one closest to Old Bennington listed first.
    • Boswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Soper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hugo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Johnston County
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bennington, with the one closest to Old Bennington listed first.
    • Antlers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moyers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bennington, with the one closest to Old Bennington listed first.
    • Telephone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Carson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Ivanhoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ridings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
    • Mulberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Allens Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Allen Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Boyd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Ravenna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bennington, with the one closest to Old Bennington listed first.
    • Direct
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Garretts Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
    • Belk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Razor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
    • Chicota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caviness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness

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

Cemeteries Near Old Bennington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Bennington.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Old Bennington - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McGee Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Armstrong Academy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Labors Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bokchito Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Julius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Matoy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Turnbull Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Old Philadelphia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bentley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Elwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Telephone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Monkstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
  • Duplex
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
  • Direct
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Ivanhoe
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Lamasco
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
  • Selfs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
  • Mulberry
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Ravenna
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxey
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
  • Chicota
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emberson
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson

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

Newspapers Published in Old Bennington ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Bennington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Bennington, 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 Old Bennington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Bennington:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Old Bennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Old Bennington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.