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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 Piedmont (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 Piedmont. 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 southeast 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Piedmont is primarily located in Canadian County. A portion of Piedmont extends into Kingfisher 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 Canadian County: Blaine, Caddo, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain & Oklahoma.

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

  • Canadian County     (The home county of Piedmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Richland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
    • Yukon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <2>
    • Okarche
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Concho
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • El Reno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mustang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Mustang is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <2>
    • Powers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
    • Union City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
    • Calumet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
  • Cleveland County
    • Moore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <2>
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Tuttle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Minco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minco
      • Minco is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minco <2>
    • Bridge Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Cashion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wandel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
    • Kingfisher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
      • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
    • Dover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Alpha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
    • Loyal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <2>
    • Omega
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hennessey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Cimarron City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Cedar Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Crescent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Guthrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
  • McClain County
    • Newcastle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Bethany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Warr Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warr Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Acres
      • Warr Acres is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warr Acres <2>
    • Woodlawn Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • The Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Britton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Nichols Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Hills
      • Nichols Hills is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols Hills <2>
    • Edmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <2>
    • Lake Aluma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Aluma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Capitol Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
    • Forest Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Oklahoma City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Piedmont ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Piedmont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Piedmont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Piedmont.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Piedmont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

Cemeteries Near Piedmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piedmont.

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

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

  • Mathewson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathewson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathewson Cemetery
  • Kansas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Memorial Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Whisler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whisler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whisler Cemetery
  • Frisco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
  • Christner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christner Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oklahoma City.
      • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resurrection Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99355 <4>
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Hill Cemetery
    • Cashion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashion 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.<5>

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

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

  • Okarche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Britton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
  • Wandel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
  • El Reno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <2>
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
  • Kingfisher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
    • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
  • Seward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Logan County
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
  • Oklahoma City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Crescent
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Calumet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
    • Dover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Arcadia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>

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

The official website for Piedmont: www.piedmontok.com/

The official website for Canadian County: www.canadiancounty.org/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Piedmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piedmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6782, Longitude: -97.7525       In this case, the coordinates for Piedmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Piedmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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