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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 Pontotoc (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 Pontotoc. 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.

Pontotoc is located in Johnston 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 Johnston County: Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Marshall, Murray & Pontotoc.

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

  • Johnston County     (The home county of Pontotoc)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Connerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bromide
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <1>
    • Reagan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
    • Mill Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <1>
    • Wapanucka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <1>
    • Tishomingo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <1>
    • Ravia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
    • Mannsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <1>
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Tushka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Atoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Caney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan County
    • Kenefic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
      • Kenefic is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenefic <1>
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Gene Autry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
    • Dickson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Clarita
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tupelo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <1>
    • Centrahoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <1>
    • Phillips
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Coalgate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lehigh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <1>
  • Garvin County
    • Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Citra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Non
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Gerty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Little City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
    • Madill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Hickory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Sulphur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Crusher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crusher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
    • Dougherty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <1>
    • Cedar Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Washita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
    • Fittstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Franks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Harden City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jesse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
      • Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
    • Stonewall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fitzhugh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <1>
    • Roff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <1>
    • Ahloso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ahloso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
      • Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
    • Lula
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ada
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
    • Oakman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Oakman is located in Pontotoc County

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

Cemeteries Near Pontotoc ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pontotoc.

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

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

  • Pontotoc Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontotoc Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontotoc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seeley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seeley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Connerville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jesse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jesse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jesse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lonegrove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonegrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonegrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fittstown Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fittstown Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fittstown Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • Hickory Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wells Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

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

  • Francis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Pontotoc ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pontotoc.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pontotoc, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pontotoc.

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 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 Pontotoc:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pontotoc. 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>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>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 Pontotoc, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pontotoc) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pontotoc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4887, Longitude: -96.6258       In this case, the coordinates for Pontotoc have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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