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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 Oswalt (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 Oswalt. 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 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.

Oswalt is located in Love 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 Love County: Carter, Jefferson, Marshall, Cooke (TX) & Montague (TX).

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

  • Love County     (The home county of Oswalt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswalt, with the one closest to Oswalt listed first.
    • Burneyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Overbrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jimtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Leon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Orr is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Marietta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Thackerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswalt, with the one closest to Oswalt listed first.
    • Brock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ardmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Healdton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oil City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Milo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Springer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dickson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Clemscott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswalt, with the one closest to Oswalt listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Cornish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ringling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Oscar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fleetwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Johnston County
    • Mannsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswalt, with the one closest to Oswalt listed first.
    • Crusher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Cedar Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Dougherty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • Loco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <1>
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswalt, with the one closest to Oswalt listed first.
    • Marysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Coesfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Dexter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Muenster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lindsay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lindsay is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <1>
    • Myra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Callisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Gainesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montague County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswalt, with the one closest to Oswalt listed first.
    • Illinois Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
    • Spanish Fort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Rowland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Bonita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Hynds City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
    • Saint Jo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <1>
    • Nocona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Oswalt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oswalt.

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

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

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

  • Oswalt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Simon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheek Love Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Box Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burneyville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Criner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rubottom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Reck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Crow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hewitt Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hewitt Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98622 <2>
    • McAlester Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McAlester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Ardmore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98904 <2>

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

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

  • Illinois Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
  • Spanish Fort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Marysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Woodford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Coesfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
  • Bonita
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Saint Jo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <1>
  • Dexter
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Muenster
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Nocona
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <1>
  • Myra
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Lindsay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lindsay is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <1>
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Balm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm

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

Newspapers Published in Oswalt ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oswalt.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oswalt:

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