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 Remy (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 Remy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Remy 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 Remy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Remy:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Remy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Roland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Muldrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfonte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Moffett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Short
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Akins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Gans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Brushy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Stoney Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sallisaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Greasy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Bell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Cherry Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Bunch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Stilwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Peavine
(30 miles [48.3 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 Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Barber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cookson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Caney Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Pettit Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Tenkiller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Haskell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Keota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Arkoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Coffee
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Pocola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Skullyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cowlington
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Rock Island
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bokoshe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Van Buren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barcelona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Wright Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Rudy
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Natural Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Kibler
(16 miles [25.7 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
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lee Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Franklin County (AR)
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Fort Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Central City
(18 miles [29 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
- Jenny Lind
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Hackett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lavaca
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Bloomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ursula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Skylight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Morrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Strickler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strickler is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Dutch Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Remy, see our County-by-County Page for Remy.
Cemeteries Near Remy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Remy.
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 Remy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Remy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Upper Camp Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Czarnikow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muldrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Seabolt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Remy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Remy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Remy, with the one closest to Remy listed first.
- Dora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Van Buren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cavanaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Fort Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Barcelona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Buell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Massard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Catcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Natural Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Remy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Remy.
Newspapers Published in Remy ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Remy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Remy, 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 Remy.
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 Remy:
- 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
- Franklin 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> | 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 Remy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Remy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |