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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 Reeder Ford (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 Reeder Ford. 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 Reeder Ford ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Reeder Ford: Reeder Frd.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Reeder Ford 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 Reeder Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeder Ford:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Reeder Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Short
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Belfonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Remy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Stoney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Akins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Roland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Muldrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moffett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Flute Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Greasy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cherry Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Bunch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Stilwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Peavine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Dry Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Barber
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Tenkiller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Cookson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carters Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Pettit Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Pettit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Welling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Haskell County
- Tamaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Arkoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Coffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Braden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Skullyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Pocola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cowlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Spiro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Panama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bokoshe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barcelona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Natural Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Rudy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Anna ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Wright Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Fort Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Bonanza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jenny Lind
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Lavaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Hackett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Ursula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Morrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Skylight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Dutch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Strickler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strickler is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Canehill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Onda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Onda is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeder Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Reeder Ford.
Cemeteries Near Reeder Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeder Ford.
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 Reeder Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeder Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Seabolt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- John Seabolt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Czarnikow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Sequoyah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Reeder Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeder Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeder Ford, with the one closest to Reeder Ford listed first.
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barcelona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Natural Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Lee Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Stop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Rudy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Anna ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tolu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Fort Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeder Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeder Ford.
Newspapers Published in Reeder Ford ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeder Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeder Ford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeder Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Reeder Ford:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Crawford County
- Sebastian County
- Washington 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> | 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 Reeder Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reeder Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |