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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Richards Spur. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Richards Spur to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Richards Spur, please Contact Us.

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 Richards Spur (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 Richards Spur. 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 Richards Spur ...

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.

While the name of this community is Richards Spur, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Richards Spur may originally have been Richard's Spur.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Richards Spur might be written as Richard Spur.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Richards Spur is historic, it would have been located within present day Comanche 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 Comanche County: Caddo, Cotton, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens & Tillman.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Richards Spur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richards Spur, with the one closest to Richards Spur listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Elgin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
    • Fort Sill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Medicine Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
      • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <4>
    • Artillery Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artillery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
    • Fletcher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Meers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Holy City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
      • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
    • Sterling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cache
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
      • Cache is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <4>
  • Caddo County
  • Cotton County
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richards Spur, with the one closest to Richards Spur listed first.
    • Rush Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
      • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <4>
    • Agawam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agawam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Grady County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agawam
      • From Richards Spur to Agawam
    • Norge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • East Ninnekah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
    • Ninnekah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah
      • Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninnekah <4>
    • Verden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden
      • Verden is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verden <4>
  • Kiowa County
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richards Spur, with the one closest to Richards Spur listed first.
    • Central High
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Oil City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Stephens County
    • Marlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Empire City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Gas City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
      • Gas City is located in Stephens County
    • Duncan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Richards Spur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richards Spur.

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

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

  • Ft. Sill National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Sill National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Sill National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otipoby Comanche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bailtso Apache South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailtso Apache South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailtso Apache South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beef Creek Apache Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chief Chihuahua Apache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paradise Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Sill Post Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Sill Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Sill Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Scott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elgin Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elgin Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.

While we didn't find Richards Spur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richards Spur.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Richards Spur ...

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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richards Spur.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richards Spur, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<8>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richards Spur.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Richards Spur:

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Richards Spur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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.
<8>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- Richards Spur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richards Spur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7606, Longitude: -98.3873    









 

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