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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 Roff (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 Roff. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Roff is located in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County: Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, Murray, Pottawatomie & Seminole.

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

  • Pontotoc County     (The home county of Roff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Fitzhugh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <2>
    • Fittstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Franks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Harden City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Ahloso
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ahloso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
      • Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
    • Bebee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
      • Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
    • Oil Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
      • Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
    • Homer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
    • Stonewall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jesse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
      • Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
    • Oakman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Gene Autry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <2>
    • Springer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
      • Springer is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <2>
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Tupelo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <2>
    • Clarita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Centrahoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <2>
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Stratford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wynnewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pauls Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Paoli
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
      • Paoli is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
    • Whitebead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
      • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
      • Whitebead has also been known as:
      • White Bead
    • Katie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Hennepin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hughes County
    • Citra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Mill Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <2>
    • Connerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reagan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
    • Bromide
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <2>
    • Ravia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tishomingo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <2>
    • Wapanucka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <2>
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Byars
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
      • Byars is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byars <2>
    • Rosedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Hickory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Sulphur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Washita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
    • Dougherty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <2>
    • Cedar Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Crusher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crusher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Asher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
      • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <2>
    • Sacred Heart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
      • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Wanette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roff, with the one closest to Roff listed first.
    • Konawa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
      • Konawa is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <2>
    • Sasakwa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Roff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roff.

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

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

  • East Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dolberg Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lightning Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightning Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightning Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scullin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scullin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scullin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Sulphur.
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sulphur Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99129 <5>
  • Shirley Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Moss Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Francis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
    • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Roff ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roff.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Roff. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Roff and those printed in the larger area surrounding Roff.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Roff.

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 Roff:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6286, Longitude: -96.8412       In this case, the coordinates for Roff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Roff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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