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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 Pawhuska (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 Pawhuska. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Pawhuska is located in Osage 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 Osage County: Chautauqua (KS), Cowley (KS), Kay, Noble, Pawnee, Tulsa & Washington.

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

  • Osage County     (The home county of Pawhuska)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pawhuska, with the one closest to Pawhuska listed first.
    • Pershing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wynona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynona
      • Wynona is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynona <2>
    • Barnsdall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnsdall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsdall
      • Barnsdall is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnsdall <2>
    • Hominy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
      • Hominy is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <2>
    • Little Chief
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bowring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
    • Foraker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shidler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shidler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shidler
      • Shidler is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shidler <2>
    • Avant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
      • Avant is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avant <2>
    • Gray Horse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Whippoorwill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
  • Kay County
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pawhuska, with the one closest to Pawhuska listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Blackburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Ralston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <2>
    • Skedee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pawhuska, with the one closest to Pawhuska listed first.
    • Bartlesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ochelata
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochelata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochelata
      • Ochelata is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochelata <2>
    • Dewey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
    • Ramona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <2>
    • Hogshooter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Oglesby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Copan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
      • Copan is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <2>
    • Vera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <2>
  • Chautauqua County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pawhuska, with the one closest to Pawhuska listed first.
    • Elgin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Elgin has also been known as:
      • New Elgin
    • Chautauqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hewins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
      • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
      • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Osro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
      • Osro is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Osro has also been known as:
      • Osrow
      • Ozro Falls
      • Ozro
      • Ozrow
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osro
      • From Pawhuska to Osro
    • Layton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Pawhuska to Layton
    • Wauneta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
      • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wauneta
      • From Pawhuska to Wauneta

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

Cemeteries Near Pawhuska ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pawhuska.

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

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

  • Pawhuska City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lookout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lookout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strikeaxe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strikeaxe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strikeaxe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nelagoney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pappin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pappin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pappin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Eagle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Eagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Javine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Javine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Javine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • James Bigheart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Bigheart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Bigheart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reece Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reece Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnsdall City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnsdall City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnsdall City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridge Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Foraker Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foraker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foraker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pawhuska had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pawhuska had a population of 3,371 people.

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

  • Hominy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
    • Hominy is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <2>
  • Gray Horse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Elgin has also been known as:
    • New Elgin
  • Wild Horse
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wild Horse
    • From Pawhuska to Wild Horse
  • Cleveland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
  • Chautauqua
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Hewins
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
    • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
  • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
    • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
  • Osro
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
    • Osro is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Osro has also been known as:
    • Osrow
    • Ozro Falls
    • Ozro
    • Ozrow
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Osro
    • From Pawhuska to Osro

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pawhuska ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pawhuska.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pawhuska. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pawhuska and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pawhuska.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Pawhuska.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pawhuska:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Pawhuska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pawhuska) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pawhuska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6696, Longitude: -96.3324    









 

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