Our Genealogy Helper
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 Seminole (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 Seminole. 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 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 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.
Seminole is located in Seminole County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Seminole County: Hughes, Okfuskee, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Seminole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seminole:
- Seminole County (The home county of Seminole)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Bowlegs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wewoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Konawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sasakwa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland County
- Etowah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hughes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Holdenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Spaulding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Wetumka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Horntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Prague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meeker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Bearden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Paden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Okemah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ixl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Clearview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Weleetka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Byng
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Francis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Oil Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Earlsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Sacred Heart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Aydelotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- Macomb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seminole, see our County-by-County Page for Seminole.
Cemeteries Near Seminole ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seminole.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Seminole - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seminole covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Kinnelworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cudjo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sweutka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lima Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thrace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bruner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Westwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harjo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Seminole in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seminole.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
- Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Romulus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Bellemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Sacred Heart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Francis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Etowah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seminole. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seminole.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Seminole ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seminole.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Seminole. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Seminole and those printed in the larger area surrounding Seminole.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Seminole.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Seminole:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Seminole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Hughes County
- Lincoln County
- Okfuskee County
- Pontotoc County
- Pottawatomie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Seminole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seminole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |