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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 Oowala (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 Oowala. 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 doctors 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.

Oowala is located in Rogers 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 Rogers County: Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Tulsa, Wagoner & Washington.

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

  • Rogers County     (The home county of Oowala)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Sequoyah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Foyil
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oologah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bushyhead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Claremore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Talala
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Justice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Jamestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Limestone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Tiawah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Verdigris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Valley Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Big Cabin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Vinita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Pryor Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Adair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chouteau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Mazie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Strang
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sams Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Hoot Owl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Pensacola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pensacola is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Salina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
    • Murphy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Nowata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Watova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
    • New Alluwe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Coodys Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
    • Nowata
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Delaware
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sanders
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sanders is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
    • Lenapah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Skiatook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Avant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Owasso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sperry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Turley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Broken Arrow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tulsa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Fair Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • New Tulsa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oowala, with the one closest to Oowala listed first.
    • Vera
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglesby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Hogshooter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
    • Ochelata
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewey is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Oowala ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oowala.

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

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

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

  • Oowala Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sageeyah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wards Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Talber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oologah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wann Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bushyhead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fair View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Elm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Winganon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Oowala in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oowala.

  • Keith
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith

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

Newspapers Published in Oowala ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oowala.

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

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 websites either 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 Oowala:

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 Oowala, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Oowala) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.