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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 Rufe (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 Rufe. 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 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 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.

Rufe is located in McCurtain 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 McCurtain County: Little River (AR), Polk (AR), Sevier (AR), Choctaw, Le Flore, Pushmataha, Bowie (TX) & Red River (TX).

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

  • McCurtain County     (The home county of Rufe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rufe, with the one closest to Rufe listed first.
    • Slim
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Ringold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valliant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wright City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Millerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Golden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Holly Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
    • Hochatown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Battiest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Broken Bow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rufe, with the one closest to Rufe listed first.
    • Swink
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Towson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
    • Spencerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
    • Virgil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
    • Apple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
    • Frogville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
    • Hugo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Grant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rufe, with the one closest to Rufe listed first.
    • Corinne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
      • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Oleta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
    • Cloudy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
      • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
    • Rattan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Belzoni
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nolia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
      • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
    • Finley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nashoba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Antlers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rufe, with the one closest to Rufe listed first.
    • Pin Hook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Novice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Arthur City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
      • Arthur City is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <1>
    • Midcity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
      • Midcity is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Midcity has also been known as:
      • Trout Spur
      • Trout
    • Chicota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Powderly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red River County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rufe, with the one closest to Rufe listed first.
    • Kanawha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Addielou
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in Rufe ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rufe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rufe, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rufe.

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 Rufe:

Cemeteries Near Rufe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rufe.

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

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

  • Rufe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
  • Sobol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sobol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sobol Cemetery
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
  • Ringold Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ringold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ringold Cemetery
  • Swink Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swink Cemetery
  • Black Jack Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Indian Cemetery
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwater Cemetery
  • Valliant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Towson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Towson Cemetery
  • Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
  • Corinne Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Spencerville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencerville Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Kanawha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Albion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Woodland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Arthur City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
    • Arthur City is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <1>

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

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

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

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 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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Rufe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rufe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1226, Longitude: -95.1453    
<4>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.
<5>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 Rufe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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