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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 Pershing (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 Pershing. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Osage County     (The home county of Pershing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pershing, with the one closest to Pershing listed first.
    • Wynona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Pawhuska
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avant
      (13 miles [20.9 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>
    • Hominy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Indian Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Wild Horse
      (18 miles [29 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 Pershing to Wild Horse
    • Gray Horse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Little Chief
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skiatook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Osage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pershing, with the one closest to Pershing listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Leroy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leroy
      • From Pershing to Leroy
    • Mule Barn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mule Barn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Ralston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Shady Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Westport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Skedee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cody
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Terlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlton
      • Terlton is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlton <2>
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pershing, with the one closest to Pershing listed first.
    • Sperry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sperry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
      • Sperry is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sperry <2>
    • Collinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Turley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pershing, with the one closest to Pershing listed first.
    • Ochelata
      (16 miles [25.7 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>
    • Ramona
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Bartlesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglesby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dewey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Hogshooter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vera
      (24 miles [38.6 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>
    • Copan
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
  • Chautauqua County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pershing, with the one closest to Pershing listed first.
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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)
    • Chautauqua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Pershing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pershing.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Eagle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • Javine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Pawhuska City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • James Bigheart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Strikeaxe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • Ridge Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • Pappin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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.
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • A.J. Powell Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Avant Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hominy Indian Village Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hominy Indian Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hominy Indian Village 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>

While we didn't find Pershing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pershing.

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

  • Pawhuska
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hominy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Wild Horse
    (18 miles [29 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 Pershing to Wild Horse
  • Gray Horse
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Leroy
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leroy
    • From Pershing to Leroy
  • Elgin
    (28 miles [45.1 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
  • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • 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)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pershing ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pershing.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pershing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pershing. 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 Pershing, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pershing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pershing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5933, Longitude: -96.2755    









 

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