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 Oneta (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 Oneta. 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 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 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.
Oneta is located in Wagoner 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 Wagoner County: Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers & Tulsa.
Below are the counties that are near Oneta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oneta:
- Wagoner County (The home county of Oneta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Coweta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Tulsa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
- Stonebluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Redbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Choska ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Choska is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
- Choska has also been known as:
- Chooska Bottoms
- Choska Bottoms
- Porter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Wagoner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tullahassee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
- Anchor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Kiefer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mounds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sapulpa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kellyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Mazie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chouteau
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Oaks Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
- Cedar Crest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Murphy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Ballou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ballou is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Pryor Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
- Pryor Creek has also been known as:
- Pryor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
- Sams Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
- Sportsmen Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Haskell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jamesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Taft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Boynton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wybark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Bacone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Muskogee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wainwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Fort Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Okmulgee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Okmulgee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County
- Skiatook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Inola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Verdigris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Verdigris is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
- Valley Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Tiawah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tiawah is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
- Claremore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Justice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Limestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Sequoyah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
- Oologah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Foyil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tulsa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Broken Arrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bixby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glenpool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tulsa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Owasso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kengle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kengle is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
- Oakhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Turley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turley is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oneta, see our County-by-County Page for Oneta.
Cemeteries Near Oneta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oneta.
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 Oneta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oneta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tiger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Family Cemetery
- The Grayson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grayson Cemetery
- Johnson Family Cemetery
- Weer Family Cemetery
- Weer / Grayson / Johnson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434609 <2>
- McHenry Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gipson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Oneta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oneta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oneta, with the one closest to Oneta listed first.
- Keith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keith is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Morris
(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 Oneta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oneta.
Newspapers Published in Oneta ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oneta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oneta, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oneta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oneta:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Wagoner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Creek County
- Mayes County
- Muskogee County
- Okmulgee County
- Osage County
- Rogers County
- Tulsa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Oneta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oneta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |