Nearest Communities to Porum,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Porum, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Porum:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Porum.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Porum is located in Muskogee County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskogee County: Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 119 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Porum. Of these communities, 92 are located in counties other than Muskogee County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Porum (which is Muskogee County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Porum
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Muskogee County (where Porum resides)
- County Seat for Muskogee: Muskogee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Simms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simms is located in Muskogee County
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- Briartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Briartown is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briartown
- Warner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Webbers Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
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- McLain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Muskogee County
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- Keefton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keefton is located in Muskogee County
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- Hy 10 Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hy 10 Landing is located in Muskogee County
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- River Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
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- Oktaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sour John
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
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- Braggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wainwright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grandview Heights is located in Muskogee County
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- Pumpkin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Muskogee County
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- Council Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shopton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shopton is located in Muskogee County
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- Flusche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flusche is located in Muskogee County
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- Muskogee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Muskogee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Muskogee is located in Muskogee County
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- Beland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
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- Crekola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crekola is located in Muskogee County
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- Bacone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
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- Fort Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hyde Park is located in Muskogee County
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- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- County Website: https://cherokee.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Cherokee: Tahlequah
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Qualls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Cherokee County
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- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Cherokee County
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- Haskell County
- County Seat for Haskell: Stigler
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- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Hoyt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hughart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hughart is located in Haskell County
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- Stigler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Haskell County
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- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Haskell County
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- Tamaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Haskell County
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- Kinta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Haskell County
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- Sans Bois
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
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- Red Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Haskell County
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- Ironbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ironbridge is located in Haskell County
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- Lequire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McCurtain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in Haskell County
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- Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Haskell County
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- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Haskell County
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- Latimer County
- County Seat for Latimer: Wilburton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Latimer County
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- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Latimer County
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- Degnan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Degnan is located in Latimer County
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- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Latimer County
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- Cedar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar is located in Latimer County
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- Lutie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lutie is located in Latimer County
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- Panola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Latimer County
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- Chilli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chilli is located in Latimer County
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- Wilburton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Le Flore County
- County Seat for Le Flore: Poteau
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Cowlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Le Flore County
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- Bordeaux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bordeaux is located in Le Flore County
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- Bokoshe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Creek is located in Le Flore County
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- Walls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walls is located in Le Flore County
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- Tucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Le Flore County
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- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Le Flore County
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- McIntosh County
- County Seat for McIntosh: Eufaula
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Duchess Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
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- Texanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Texanna is located in McIntosh County
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- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
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- Checotah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Onapa is located in McIntosh County
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- Onapa has also been known as:
- Bond
- Rentiesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eufaula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brush Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Hill is located in McIntosh County
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- Fame
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fame is located in McIntosh County
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- Carters Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
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- Richardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in McIntosh County
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- Stidham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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- Vivian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vivian is located in McIntosh County
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- Pierce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pierce is located in McIntosh County
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- Mellette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mellette is located in McIntosh County
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- Lenna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lenna is located in McIntosh County
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- Hitchita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Raiford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raiford is located in McIntosh County
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- Pittsburg County
- County Website: https://pittsburg.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Pittsburg: McAlester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Highway 9 Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highway 9 Landing is located in Pittsburg County
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- Longtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canadian Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canadian Fork is located in Pittsburg County
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- Quinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Pittsburg County
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- Carlton Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County
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- Featherston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Featherston is located in Pittsburg County
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- Bristow Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
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- Canadian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blocker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Point is located in Pittsburg County
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- Crowder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canadian Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canadian Shores is located in Pittsburg County
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- Massey Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massey Point is located in Pittsburg County
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- Sequoyah County
- County Website: https://sequoyah.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Sequoyah: Sallisaw
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Porum ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Porum.
- Gore Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gore Landing is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
- Gore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
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- Notichtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Notichtown is located in Sequoyah County
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- Redbird Smith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
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- Vian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Aqua Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aqua Park is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Park
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Sequoyah County
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- Box
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
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- McKey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKey is located in Sequoyah County
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- Sadie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sadie is located in Sequoyah County
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- Blackgum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blackgum is located in Sequoyah County
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- Pinhook Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
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- Brent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
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- Dwight Mission
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
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- Evening Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
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- Sallisaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marble City Community
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marble City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Porum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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