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Nearest Communities to Rattan,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Rattan, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Rattan:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Rattan is located in Pushmataha County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pushmataha County: Atoka, Choctaw, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain & Pittsburg.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rattan. Of these communities, 81 are located in counties other than Pushmataha 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 Rattan (which is Pushmataha 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 Rattan

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Pushmataha County   (where Rattan resides)
  • Atoka County
    • County Seat for Atoka:   Atoka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rattan.
      • Darwin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Darwin is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Lone Pine
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Boehler
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Boehler is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boehler
      • Farris
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Old Farris
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Old Farris is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farris
      • Goss
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Goss is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Payton Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Payton Crossing is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payton Crossing
      • Daisy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystal
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Crystal is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Choctaw County
    • County Seat for Choctaw:   Hugo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rattan.
      • Apple
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Spencerville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Messer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Messer is located in Choctaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer
      • High Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • High Hill is located in Choctaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • Virgil
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hamden
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hamden is located in Choctaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
      • Speer
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Speer is located in Choctaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
      • Sawyer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fallon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Fallon is located in Choctaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Kent
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Kent is located in Choctaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Fort Towson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Fort Towson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • West Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Towson
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        • Hugo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Forney
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Forney is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
        • Nelson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Nelson is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Swink
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Goodland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Goodland is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
        • Grant
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Huskey
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Huskey is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
        • Soper
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Ord
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Ord is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
        • Shoals
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Shoals is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
        • Gay
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Gay is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
        • Frogville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jasper
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Jasper is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
        • Sand Bluff
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Sand Bluff is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bluff
        • Duland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Duland is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duland
        • Bluff
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Bluff is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
        • Unger
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Unger is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unger
        • Sunkist
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sunkist is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
        • Boswell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayhew
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Mayhew is located in Choctaw County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • McCurtain County
    • County Seat for McCurtain:   Idabel
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rattan.
      • Burwell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Burwell is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
      • Rufe
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Plainview
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Plainview is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Ringold
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alikchi
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Alikchi is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikchi
      • Slim
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mound Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Mound Grove is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
      • Valliant
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Felker
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Felker is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
      • Wright City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Clebit
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Clebit is located in McCurtain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clebit
      • Pickens
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Millerton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Zion
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Zion is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Farmers Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Farmers Hill is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Hill
        • Glover
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Glover is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
        • North Pole
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • North Pole is located in McCurtain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
        • Battiest
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamar County
  • Red River County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.red-river.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Red River:   Clarksville (TX)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rattan.
      • Davenport
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Davenport is located in Red River County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Kiomatia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Kiomatia is located in Red River County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiomatia
      • Kanawha
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Woodland is located in Red River County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Addielou
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Manchester is located in Red River County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Blakeney
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Blakeney is located in Red River County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeney

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Rattan) 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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