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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 Salina (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 Salina. 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 northeast 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 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.

Salina is located in Mayes 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 Mayes County: Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Rogers & Wagoner.

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

  • Mayes County     (The home county of Salina)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salina, with the one closest to Salina listed first.
    • Wickliffe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
    • Pump Back
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
      • Pump Back is located in Mayes County
    • Hoot Owl
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoot Owl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Locust Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <2>
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportsmen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Sams Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sams Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
    • Strang
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <2>
    • Spavinaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Snake Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
    • Rose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Post
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Post have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
    • Pryor Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
      • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
      • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
      • Pryor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <2>
    • Ballou
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salina, with the one closest to Salina listed first.
    • Chewey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
      • Chewey is located in Adair County
    • Proctor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salina, with the one closest to Salina listed first.
    • Peggs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gideon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
      • Gideon is located in Cherokee County
    • Lost City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
    • Moodys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Scraper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
      • Scraper is located in Cherokee County
    • Shady Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Hulbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tahlequah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Briggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
      • Briggs is located in Cherokee County
    • Eldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
      • Eldon is located in Cherokee County
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salina, with the one closest to Salina listed first.
    • Big Cabin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cabin
      • Big Cabin is located in Craig County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Cabin <2>
    • Ketchum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketchum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
      • Ketchum is located in Craig County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <2>
    • Vinita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salina, with the one closest to Salina listed first.
    • Old Eucha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Eucha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
      • Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
    • Bull Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
      • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
    • Tagg Flats
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagg Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
      • Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
    • Leach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
      • Leach is located in Delaware County
    • Rocky Ford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
    • Eucha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Oaks <2>
    • New Eucha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
    • Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <2>
    • Kansas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Kansas is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <2>
    • Cloud Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
      • Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Jay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
    • Zena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Delaware County
  • Nowata County
    • New Alluwe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Alluwe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Ottawa County
    • Afton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salina, with the one closest to Salina listed first.
    • Bushyhead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushyhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
    • Chelsea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
    • Foyil
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foyil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foyil
      • Foyil is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foyil <2>
    • Tiawah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiawah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
    • Justice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
    • Sequoyah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
    • Gregory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
    • Inola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inola
      • Inola is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inola <2>
    • Claremore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Verdigris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdigris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salina, with the one closest to Salina listed first.
    • Wagoner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mallard Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
      • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Salina ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salina.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Salina. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Salina and those printed in the larger area surrounding Salina.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Salina.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Salina:

Cemeteries Near Salina ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salina.

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

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

  • Ross Mayes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Mayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Mayes Cemetery
  • Bryan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
  • Alberty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alberty Cemetery
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wright Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located
    • The Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wright Family Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #945048 <5>
  • Rose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
  • Benge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benge Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Graham Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Memorial Cemetery
  • Sixkiller Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixkiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixkiller Cemetery
  • Calvalier Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvalier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvalier Cemetery
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • McLain Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLain Cemetery
    • Welsh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
    • Spavinaw Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spavinaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spavinaw 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.<6>

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

  • Keith
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Rogers County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salina. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2948, Longitude: -95.1533    
<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 Salina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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