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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 Overbrook (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 Overbrook. 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 and hospitals 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.

Overbrook 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 Overbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overbrook:

  • Love County     (The home county of Overbrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Burneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thackerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Jimtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leon
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Carter County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petersburg
      • From Overbrook to Petersburg
    • Cornish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
    • Ravia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tishomingo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <1>
    • Mill Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <1>
    • Reagan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Madill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • New Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Little City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
    • McBride
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
    • Crusher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crusher
      • From Overbrook to Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Cedar Village
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
    • Coesfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coesfield
      • From Overbrook to Coesfield
    • Dexter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Callisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Callisburg
      • From Overbrook to Callisburg
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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)
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
    • Oak Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Lindsay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County (TX)
  • Montague County (TX)

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

Cemeteries Near Overbrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overbrook.

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 Overbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McAlester Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Criner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reid & Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid & Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid & Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Love Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Ran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Legate Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.

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

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

  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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)
  • Coesfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coesfield
    • From Overbrook to Coesfield
  • Dexter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodford
    • From Overbrook to Woodford
  • Red Branch
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Illinois Bend
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Marysville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Balm
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
    • Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Cedar Mills
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandusky
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sandusky
    • From Overbrook to Sandusky
  • Gordonville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Callisburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Callisburg
    • From Overbrook to Callisburg
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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)
    • Spanish Fort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Overbrook ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overbrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overbrook, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overbrook.

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 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 Overbrook:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Overbrook. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Overbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0674, Longitude: -97.1434    
<5>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.
<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 Overbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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