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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 Paradise View (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 Paradise View. 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.

Name Variations for Paradise View ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Paradise View: Paradise Vw.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Paradise View is located in Mayes 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 Mayes County: Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Rogers & Wagoner.

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

  • Mayes County     (The home county of Paradise View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise View, with the one closest to Paradise View listed first.
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pin Oaks Acres is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
    • Murphy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Murphy is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Chouteau
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Crest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Crest is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Mazie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballou
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ballou is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
    • Sams Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sams Corner is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sportsmen Acres is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Locust Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Post
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Iron Post is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
    • Snake Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Snake Creek is also located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Pryor Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pryor Creek is also 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 County
    • Chewey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Chewey is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise View, with the one closest to Paradise View listed first.
    • Peggs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lost City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Gideon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gideon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Hulbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Moodys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tahlequah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scraper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Scraper is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
    • Woodall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
    • Zeb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Zeb is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
    • Park Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise View, with the one closest to Paradise View listed first.
    • Big Cabin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ketchum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise View, with the one closest to Paradise View listed first.
    • Leach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Leach is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
    • Rocky Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Bull Hollow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
    • Old Eucha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
    • Tagg Flats
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
    • Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
    • Twin Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kansas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Eucha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Eucha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise View, with the one closest to Paradise View listed first.
    • Wybark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
    • Fort Gibson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bacone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bacone is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
    • Muskogee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Taft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <1>
    • Haskell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise View, with the one closest to Paradise View listed first.
    • Inola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gregory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Tiawah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Justice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Claremore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sequoyah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Verdigris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Foyil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bushyhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Catoosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Valley Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Chelsea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Tulsa County
    • Broken Arrow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise View, with the one closest to Paradise View listed first.
    • Wagoner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gibson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gibson is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Mallard Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
    • Okay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Okay is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <1>
    • Anchor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Tullahassee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
    • Porter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Coweta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • New Tulsa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa

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

Cemeteries Near Paradise View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise View.

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 Paradise View - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Union Mission Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Haner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chouteau Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sixkiller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Downing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Downing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvalier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located
      • The Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wright Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #945048 <2>
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McLain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

  • Keith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 Paradise View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paradise View.

Newspapers Published in Paradise View ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paradise View.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Paradise View:

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 Paradise View, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradise View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.