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 Redbird Smith (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 Redbird Smith. 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 Redbird Smith ...
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.
Another variation: Red Bird Smith.
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 doctors and 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.
Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County: Crawford (AR), Sebastian (AR), Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Le Flore & Muskogee.
Below are the counties that are near Redbird Smith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redbird Smith:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Redbird Smith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Box
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Paradise Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Vian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evening Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Pinhook Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Dwight Mission
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- McKey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKey is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
- Marble City Community
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marble City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flute Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Bunch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greasy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Rocky Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Cherry Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Wauhillau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Bell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stilwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Cookson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Pettit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Dry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Barber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Keys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Carters Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Zeb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Woodall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Tenkiller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Park Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haskell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Tamaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Keota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stigler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoyt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCurtain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Cowlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Bokoshe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Shady Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Duchess Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
- Rentiesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Texanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Texanna is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
- Checotah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Sour John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Webbers Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Simms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simms is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Warner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bacone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Muskogee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wybark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Wagoner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Mallard Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Okay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Tullahassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redbird Smith, see our County-by-County Page for Redbird Smith.
Cemeteries Near Redbird Smith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redbird Smith.
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 Redbird Smith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redbird Smith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Bird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Box Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Box Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Box.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1125665 <2>
- Tony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Still Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vian Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnoskie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnoskie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnoskie Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Evening Shade.
- The Barnoskie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnisky Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280708 <2>
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tee Hee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foreman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Carlile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vien Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Redbird Smith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redbird Smith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redbird Smith, with the one closest to Redbird Smith listed first.
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Seven Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redbird Smith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redbird Smith.
Newspapers Published in Redbird Smith ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redbird Smith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redbird Smith, 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 Redbird Smith.
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 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 Redbird Smith:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- McIntosh County
- Muskogee County
- Wagoner 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Redbird Smith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Redbird Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |