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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 Ravia (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 Ravia. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Ravia 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 Ravia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ravia:

  • Johnston County     (The home county of Ravia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravia, with the one closest to Ravia listed first.
    • Tishomingo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Reagan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mannsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Milburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Mill Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Connerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bromide
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wapanucka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Atoka County
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravia, with the one closest to Ravia listed first.
    • Mead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
    • Silo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenefic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Armstrong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Durant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Platter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Calera
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <2>
    • Cartwright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caddo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Colbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravia, with the one closest to Ravia listed first.
    • Dickson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Gene Autry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Springer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
      • Springer is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <2>
    • Ardmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lone Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodford
      • From Ravia to Woodford
  • Coal County
  • Love County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravia, with the one closest to Ravia listed first.
    • Madill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Little City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
    • Cumberland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
    • New Woodville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • McBride
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravia, with the one closest to Ravia listed first.
    • Crusher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crusher
      • From Ravia to Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hickory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Washita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravia, with the one closest to Ravia listed first.
    • Fittstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Franks
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Franks
      • From Ravia to Franks
    • Harden City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jesse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Fitzhugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Grayson County (TX)

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

Cemeteries Near Ravia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ravia.

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

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

  • Ravia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bullet Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullet Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullet Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tishomingo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tishomingo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tishomingo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Troy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anvil Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anvil Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anvil Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mannsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mannsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Earl Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rollins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oakland - Madill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland - Madill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland - Madill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Ravia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ravia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ravia, with the one closest to Ravia listed first.

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ravia ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ravia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ravia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ravia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ravia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Ravia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ravia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ravia. 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>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 Ravia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ravia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ravia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2414, Longitude: -96.7546    









 

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