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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Bliss (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 Bliss. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Old Bliss is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Garfield, Grant, Kay, Logan, Osage, Pawnee & Payne.

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

  • Noble County     (The home county of Old Bliss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bliss, with the one closest to Old Bliss listed first.
    • Marland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Red Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Billings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Petes Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Morrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bliss, with the one closest to Old Bliss listed first.
    • Garber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hayward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Hunter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bliss, with the one closest to Old Bliss listed first.
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Salt Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
    • Deer Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bliss, with the one closest to Old Bliss listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Ponca City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Tonkawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kildare
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kildare is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Blackwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kaw City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newkirk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nardin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Braman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Chilocco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
  • Logan County
    • Orlando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bliss, with the one closest to Old Bliss listed first.
    • McCord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
    • Fairfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Burbank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Little Chief
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Little Chief is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
    • Webb City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Webb City is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bliss, with the one closest to Old Bliss listed first.
    • Ralston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pawnee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Skedee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Cody
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bliss, with the one closest to Old Bliss listed first.
    • Yost
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Glencoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Old Bliss ...

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

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 Bliss - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cowboy Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Otoe - Missouria Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponca Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cleghorn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bressie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Floral Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ceres Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tonkawa Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Round Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Bliss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Bliss.

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

  • Red Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ponca City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Tonkawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Bear
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Morrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kildare
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kildare is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Perry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pawnee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Newkirk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Garber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gray Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Stillwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Old Bliss ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Bliss.

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

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 Old Bliss:

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 Bliss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Bliss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.