Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Picher. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Picher to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Picher, please Contact Us.
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 Picher (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 Picher. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the city of Picher is historic, it would have been located within present day Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Cherokee (KS), McDonald (MO), Newton (MO), Craig & Delaware.
Below are the counties that are near Picher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Picher:
- Ottawa County (The home county of Picher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Cardin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardin
- Cardin is located in Ottawa County
- Estimated population in 2011: 3 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardin <3>
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Quapaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quapaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quapaw
- Quapaw is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quapaw <3>
- Commerce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- North Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Miami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <3>
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Dotyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Peoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Narcissa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Wyandotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyandotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Wyandotte is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyandotte <3>
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Welch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
- Bluejacket
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluejacket
- Bluejacket is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluejacket <3>
- Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Hollow is located in Craig County
- Vinita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Vinita is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinita <3>
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Copeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Cayuga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <3>
- Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Grove is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <3>
- Cleora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Dodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Treece
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Baxter Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Baxter Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
- Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <3>
- Keelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Neutral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mill Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <3>
- Quaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- South Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
- South Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
- East Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
- East Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Cherokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <3>
- Klendike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Klendike is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Kirkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Opolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- McCune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
- McCune is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCune <3>
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>
- Labette County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Chetopa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
- Chetopa is located in Labette County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <3>
- Oswego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Oswego is located in Labette County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <3>
- Bartlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Labette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Labette is located in Labette County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Strauss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Strauss is located in Labette County (KS)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Labette County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Edna is located in Labette County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Iron Gates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Klondike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Joplin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <3>
- Lone Elm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Thoms
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Carl Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
- Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <3>
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - East Joplin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Rex City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Airport Drive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- May
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Tiff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Goodman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Loma Linda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Grand Falls Plaza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Spring City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
- Cliff Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
- Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Racine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Redings Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
- Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Shoal Creek Drive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dennis Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Leawood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Shoal Creek Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
- Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Picher, see our County-by-County Page for Picher.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Picher ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Picher.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Picher. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Picher and those printed in the larger area surrounding Picher.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Picher.
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 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 Picher:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //libraries.ok.gov/state-government/archives-and-records/
- Pages specific to Ottawa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craig County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cherokee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Labette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDonald County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Craig County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Oklahoma
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Oklahoma
- Cemeteries of Ottawa County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Oklahoma
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Oklahoma
- Cemeteries of Ottawa County
Cemeteries Near Picher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Picher.
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 Picher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Baxter Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- The Baxter Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baxter Springs City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxter Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91992 <6>
- Green lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green lawn Cemetery
- GAR Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the GAR Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Miami.
- The GAR Cemetery has also been known as:
- GAR Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the GAR Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98534 <6>
- Ferris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peery Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dockery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dockery Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Cemetery
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
- Peoria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Pence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pence Cemetery
- Usrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usrey Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
- Pence Cemetery
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.
While we didn't find Picher in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Picher.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Picher, with the one closest to Picher listed first.
- Baxter Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
- Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <3>
- Keelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Neutral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mill Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
- Empire City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sherwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Crestline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Chetopa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
- Chetopa is located in Labette County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <3>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hornet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
- Hallowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Picher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Picher.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Picher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Picher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Picher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9871, Longitude: -94.8309 |
| <6> | 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. |