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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 Pauls Valley (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 Pauls Valley. 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 Pauls Valley ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Pauls Valley: Pauls Vly. (or less commonly used: Pauls Vally. or Pauls Vlly.)
  • While the name of this city is Pauls Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pauls Valley may originally have been Paul's Valley.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pauls Valley might be written as Paul Valley.

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 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.

Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County and is the County Seat.

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 Garvin County: Carter, Grady, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc & Stephens.

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

  • Garvin County     (The home county of Pauls Valley)
  • Carter County
  • Cleveland County
  • Grady County
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Valley, with the one closest to Pauls Valley listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Byars
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
      • Byars is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byars <3>
    • Wayne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Payne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in McClain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Payne
      • From Pauls Valley to Payne
    • Purcell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Criner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
    • Dibble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
      • Dibble is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <3>
    • Goldsby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
      • Goldsby is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <3>
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Valley, with the one closest to Pauls Valley listed first.
    • Washita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Davis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>
    • Cedar Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Sulphur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Dougherty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Crusher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crusher
      • From Pauls Valley to Crusher
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Valley, with the one closest to Pauls Valley listed first.
    • Roff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
    • Oil Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bebee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fitzhugh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <3>
    • Ada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Valley, with the one closest to Pauls Valley listed first.
    • Wanette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Asher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
      • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <3>
    • Tribbey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribbey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Sacred Heart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Macomb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <3>
  • Seminole County
    • Konawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
      • Konawa is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Pauls Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pauls Valley.

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

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

  • The Old Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • State School Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitebead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitebead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitebead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paoli Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paoli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dulin & Walner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dulin & Walner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dulin & Walner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Civit Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Civit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Civit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove 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 Pauls Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pauls Valley.

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

  • Lexington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Eason
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
    • Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Etowah
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Anderson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Woodford
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodford
    • From Pauls Valley to Woodford
  • Noble
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pauls Valley ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pauls Valley.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pauls Valley. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pauls Valley and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pauls Valley.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7> of Pauls Valley.

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 Pauls Valley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pauls Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Pauls Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pauls Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pauls Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7412, Longitude: -97.2205    









 

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