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 Redland (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 Redland. 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 southeast 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 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.
Redland 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 Redland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redland:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Redland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Muldrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Moffett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Seven Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Akins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Sallisaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belfonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Brushy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Marble City Community
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Greasy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Bunch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Cherry Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Haskell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Keota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McCurtain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Stigler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lequire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Fort Coffee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Skullyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Braden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pocola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Arkoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Shady Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bokoshe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poteau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Van Buren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Kibler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Barcelona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
- Rudy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Natural Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
- Lee Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Scott County (AR)
- Bates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bates is located in Scott County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Bonanza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Buell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Fort Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hackett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Barling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Frog Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <1>
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redland, see our County-by-County Page for Redland.
Cemeteries Near Redland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redland.
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 Redland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Redland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Center Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilson Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Muldrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Fair View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Redland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Cavanaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Jenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Buell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Seven Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Hackett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Fort Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Massard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Jenny Lind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Excelsior
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van Buren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montreal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montreal is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redland.
Newspapers Published in Redland ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redland.
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 Redland:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Crawford County
- Scott County
- Sebastian 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> | 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 Redland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Redland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |