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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 Rock (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 Rock. 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 Rock ...

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: Redrock.

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 southeast 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 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.

Red Rock is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Garfield, Grant, Kay, Logan, Osage, Pawnee & Payne.

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

  • Noble County     (The home county of Red Rock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • Marland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
      • Marland is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <2>
    • Petes Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
    • Perry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
    • Billings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <2>
    • Lucien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • Hayward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
    • Garber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Hunter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
    • Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
    • Breckenridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Fairmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <2>
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • Salt Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
    • Lamont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <2>
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
    • Tonkawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponca City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Blackwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Kay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <2>
    • Kildare
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Kildare is located in Kay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Kaw City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nardin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nardin
      • Nardin is located in Kay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nardin <2>
    • Newkirk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • Orlando
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulhall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • McCord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
      • McCord is located in Osage County
    • Fairfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
    • Burbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
    • Gray Horse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ralston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <2>
    • Skedee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Chimney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
    • Cody
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
    • Yost
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
      • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Glencoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Rock ...

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

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

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

  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otoe - Missouria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otoe - Missouria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otoe - Missouria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ceres Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ceres Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ceres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleghorn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleghorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleghorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floral Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bohemian Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cowboy Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowboy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowboy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bressie Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bressie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bressie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Grace Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ponca Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponca Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponca Indian 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Red Rock had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Red Rock had a population of 285 people.

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

  • Black Bear
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
  • Perry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
  • Tonkawa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponca City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Cross is located in Kay County
  • Pawnee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Garber
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Blackwell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Blackwell is located in Kay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <2>
  • Orlando
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Stillwater
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Kildare
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Kildare is located in Kay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Marena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
      • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Lamont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingalls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Payne County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Red Rock ...

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 Red Rock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Red Rock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Red Rock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Red Rock.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Red Rock.

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 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 Rock:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Rock. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4601, Longitude: -97.1796       In this case, the coordinates for Red Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Red Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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