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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 Purdy (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 Purdy. 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 and doctors 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.

Purdy is located in Garvin 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 Garvin County: Carter, Grady, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc & Stephens.

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

  • Garvin County     (The home county of Purdy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
    • Wallville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
    • Erin Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Lindsay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Foster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <2>
    • Antioch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Garvin County
    • Pernell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmore City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
      • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <2>
    • Whitebead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
      • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
      • Whitebead has also been known as:
      • White Bead
    • Katie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Paoli
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
      • Paoli is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
    • Hennepin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pauls Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
    • Tussy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tatums
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
      • Tatums is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <2>
    • Countyline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ratliff City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
      • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <2>
    • Pruitt City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
      • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
    • Pooleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pike City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carter County
    • Clemscott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Milo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
    • Lexington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Slaughterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
    • Cox City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alex
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
      • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <2>
    • Agawam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agawam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Grady County
    • East Ninnekah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
    • Ninnekah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah
      • Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninnekah <2>
    • Tabler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
    • Norge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Chickasha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
    • Payne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in McClain County
    • Criner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
      • Criner is located in McClain County
    • Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dibble
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
      • Dibble is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <2>
    • Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
    • Purcell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cole
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Rosedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Goldsby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
      • Goldsby is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <2>
    • Blanchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <2>
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
    • Washita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
    • Davis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Purdy, with the one closest to Purdy listed first.
    • Bray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <2>
    • Velma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <2>
    • Marlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Duncan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
    • Loco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <2>
    • Meridian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Stephens County
    • Central High
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Oil City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Stephens County

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

Cemeteries Near Purdy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Purdy.

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

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

  • Purdy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Erin Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Killgore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killgore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killgore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Bear Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Bear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Owens Prairie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carver Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmore City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Maysville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maysville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Robberson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robberson Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robberson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99381 <5>
    • Little Flock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<7>

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

  • Lexington
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Purdy ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Purdy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Purdy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Purdy.

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 Purdy:

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

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>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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Purdy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Purdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7159, Longitude: -97.5875       In this case, the coordinates for Purdy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Purdy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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