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 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 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.
Oswalt is located in Love County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Love County
- Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Love County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Orr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Orr is located in Love County
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thackerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
- Thackerville is located in Love County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <1>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Brock is located in Carter County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Carter County
- Milo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Springer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
- Springer is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <1>
- Graham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Clemscott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
- Clemscott is located in Carter County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Cornish is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Ringling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
- Ringling is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <1>
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Jefferson County
- Oscar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fleetwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fleetwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County
- Johnston County
- Mannsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Mannsville is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <1>
- Marshall County
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crusher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Cedar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Murray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <1>
- Dougherty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Dougherty is located in Murray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <1>
- Stephens County
- Loco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Loco is located in Stephens County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Coesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Muenster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lindsay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Callisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
- Spanish Fort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
- Rowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
- Hynds City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
- Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
- Saint Jo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
- Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
- 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)
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oswalt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oswalt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Simon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eastman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cheek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cheek Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheek Love Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheek Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Box Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Box Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burneyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burneyville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Parker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Criner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rubottom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rubottom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rubottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Reck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Crow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hewitt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
- McAlester Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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]<5> to the north of Ardmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98904 <4>
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.<6>
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivells Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Spanish Fort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
- Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Woodford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Coesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
- Saint Jo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
- Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Muenster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nocona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lindsay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
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]<5>. 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 start with 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:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Love County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Jefferson County
- Johnston County
- Marshall County
- Murray County
- Stephens County
- Cooke County
- Montague County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oswalt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oswalt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0276, Longitude: -97.3347 In this case, the coordinates for Oswalt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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. |