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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 Pickens (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 Pickens. 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.

Pickens is located in McCurtain 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 McCurtain County: Little River (AR), Polk (AR), Sevier (AR), Choctaw, Le Flore, Pushmataha, Bowie (TX) & Red River (TX).

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

  • McCurtain County     (The home county of Pickens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
    • Battiest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ringold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rufe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Smithville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Slim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Wright City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Hochatown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Watson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Valliant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Millerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Broken Bow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
    • Spencerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swink
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Apple
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
    • Fort Towson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
    • Virgil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
  • Latimer County
    • Bengal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
      • Bengal is located in Latimer County
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
    • Honobia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
    • Octavia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Muse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Talihina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Big Cedar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
      • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickens, with the one closest to Pickens listed first.
    • Nolia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
      • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nashoba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloudy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
      • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
    • Albion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Pushmataha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • Tuskahoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
      • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Snow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Clayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Oleta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
    • Rattan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Finley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Belzoni
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County

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

Newspapers Published in Pickens ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickens, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pickens:

Cemeteries Near Pickens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickens.

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

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

  • Countyline Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Countyline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Countyline Cemetery
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
  • Fewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fewell Cemetery
  • Nolia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
  • Ringold Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ringold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ringold Cemetery
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
  • Nashoba Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashoba Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashoba Indian Cemetery
  • Black Fork Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Fork Cemetery
  • Myers Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
  • Albion Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
  • Cloudy Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloudy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloudy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Heath Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
    • Noah Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noah Cemetery
    • Octavia Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Octavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Octavia Cemetery

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pickens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pickens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3965, Longitude: -95.0120    
<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.




 

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