Our Genealogy Helper
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 Qualls (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 Qualls. 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 doctors 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.
Qualls is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Adair, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.
Below are the counties that are near Qualls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Qualls:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Qualls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Pettit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Pettit Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Cookson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Zeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Woodall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Carters Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Barber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Dry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Park Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tenkiller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Bunch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Wauhillau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Greasy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Lyons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Cherry Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stilwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Peavine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Haskell County
- Tamaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Cedar Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Ballou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ballou is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Iron Post
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Post is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Rentiesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Sour John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Braggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Fort Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webbers Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bacone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Wybark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Muskogee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Simms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Simms is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Oktaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sequoyah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Paradise Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Evening Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Box
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Redbird Smith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- Gore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flute Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Vian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dwight Mission
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Marble City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Marble City Community
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wagoner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Mallard Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Okay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Anchor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Tullahassee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
- Wagoner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County (AR)
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Qualls, see our County-by-County Page for Qualls.
Cemeteries Near Qualls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Qualls.
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 Qualls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Qualls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sellers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Philipps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cookson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pettit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tee Hee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Hendricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Starnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Qualls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Qualls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Qualls, with the one closest to Qualls listed first.
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lyons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Seven Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Qualls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Qualls.
Newspapers Published in Qualls ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Qualls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Qualls, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Qualls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Qualls:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Haskell County
- Mayes County
- McIntosh County
- Muskogee County
- Sequoyah County
- Wagoner County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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 Qualls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Qualls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |