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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 Red Oak (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 Red Oak. 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.

Name Variations for Red Oak ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Redoak.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Red Oak is located in Latimer 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 Latimer County: Haskell, Le Flore, Pittsburg & Pushmataha.

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

  • Latimer County     (The home county of Red Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
    • Panola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bengal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
      • Bengal is located in Latimer County
    • Wilburton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Damon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Latimer County
    • Degnan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
      • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Gowen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
    • Lequire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sans Bois
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Bois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
    • Kinta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinta
      • Kinta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinta <1>
    • McCurtain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
      • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <1>
    • Stigler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler
      • Stigler is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stigler <1>
    • Keota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Keota is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <1>
    • Whitefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
    • Hoyt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
    • Le Flore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
      • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Fanshawe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Summerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Talihina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wister
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Conser
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
      • Conser is located in Le Flore County
    • Bokoshe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
      • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <1>
    • Howe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Hodgen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
      • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County
      • Former name for Hodgen:
      • Hodgens
      • Hodgen has also been known as:
      • Hodgens Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <1>
    • Poteau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Shady Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
      • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <1>
    • Muse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
    • Porum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porum
      • Porum is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porum <1>
    • Simms
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
    • Quinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
      • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <1>
    • Hartshorne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blocker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Haileyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
    • Albion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Pushmataha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • Tuskahoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Red Oak ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Oak.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Red Oak. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Red Oak and those printed in the larger area surrounding Red Oak.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Red Oak.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Red Oak:

Cemeteries Near Red Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Oak.

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

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

  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Salonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salonia Cemetery
  • Brown's Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown's Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown's Prairie Cemetery
  • Le Flore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedars Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedars Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
  • Lutie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98870 <4>
  • Riddle Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Hicks Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Chapel Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Sans Bois Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sans Bois Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sans Bois Cemetery

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

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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>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.
<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- Red Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9531, Longitude: -95.0802    
<4>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.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Wilburton and Panola. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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