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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 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.

Piedmont is primarily located in Canadian County. A portion of Piedmont extends into Kingfisher County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may 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)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Yukon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • Okarche
      (13 miles [20.9 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)
    • Powers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Union City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland County
    • Moore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • 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)
    • Bridge Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • 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.
    • Reeding
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
    • Cashion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wandel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Kingfisher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Alpha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Altona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Oneida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Loyal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <1>
    • 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)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Cedar Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Crescent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Guthrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Meridian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • The Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Britton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Nichols Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
    • Lake Aluma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • 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)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Forest Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Oklahoma City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Piedmont - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Kansas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Whisler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Frisco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Christner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99355 <2>
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cashion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Britton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Wandel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
  • El Reno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Kingfisher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seward is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Oklahoma City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Crescent
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Calumet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Arcadia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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.

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]<4> 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 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:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piedmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.