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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 Rush Springs (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 Rush Springs. 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 Rush Springs ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rush Springs: Rush Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rush Spngs. or Rush Sprngs.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rush Springs is located in Grady 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 Grady County: Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Garvin, McClain & Stephens.

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

  • Grady County     (The home county of Rush Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Springs, with the one closest to Rush Springs listed first.
    • East Ninnekah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
    • Ninnekah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Cox City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
    • Alex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Bradley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tabler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
    • Verden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Amber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pocasset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
      • Pocasset is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocasset <3>
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Springs, with the one closest to Rush Springs listed first.
    • Cement
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
      • Cement is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement <3>
    • Cyril
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyril have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
      • Cyril is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyril <3>
    • Indian City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
    • Apache
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Anadarko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter County
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Springs, with the one closest to Rush Springs listed first.
    • Sterling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fletcher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Comanche County
    • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pumpkin Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
    • Elgin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lakeside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richards Spur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
      • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
    • Fort Sill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lawton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
    • Artillery Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artillery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
    • Medicine Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Cotton County
    • Hulen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Springs, with the one closest to Rush Springs listed first.
    • Erin Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Lindsay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wallville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
    • Foster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <3>
    • Pernell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Springs, with the one closest to Rush Springs listed first.
    • Payne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in McClain County
    • Criner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
      • Criner is located in McClain County
    • Dibble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
      • Dibble is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <3>
    • Blanchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <3>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Springs, with the one closest to Rush Springs listed first.
    • Marlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <3>
    • Central High
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Duncan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
    • Oil City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Stephens County
    • Empire City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
      • Gas City is located in Stephens County
    • Meridian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Stephens County
    • Velma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <3>
    • Comanche
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
      • Comanche is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rush Springs ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush Springs.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rush Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rush Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rush Springs.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Rush Springs.

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 Rush Springs:

Cemeteries Near Rush Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rush Springs.

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

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

  • Rush Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Westview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
  • Ridley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridley Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
  • Marlow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
  • Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Memorial Cemetery
  • Ninnekah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ninnekah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninnekah Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
  • Denton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
  • Short Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Little Washita Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper 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.<7>

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

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

  • Anadarko
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Sill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rush Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rush Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7790, Longitude: -97.9566       In this case, the coordinates for Rush Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Rush Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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