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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 Sevenmile Corner (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 Sevenmile Corner. 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 Sevenmile Corner ...

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 occur.

Another variation: Seven Mile Corner.

  • A typical abbreviation for Sevenmile Corner: Sevenmile Cor. (or less commonly used: Sevenmile Crn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sevenmile Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sevenmile Corner.

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

Sevenmile Corner is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Sevenmile Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Matoy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Matoy is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
    • Bokchito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Caddo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Caddo is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <1>
    • Bennington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Armstrong is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Kenefic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wade is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Durant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Durant is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <1>
    • Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Silo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Silo is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Calera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Calera is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
    • Yuba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Yuba is also located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Bentley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Caney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tushka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Lane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Atoka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lone Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Farris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Boswell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Soper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Lehigh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Phillips
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Coalgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Clarita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Coleman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapanucka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Milburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bromide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Little City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • McBride
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • New Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Telephone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Ivanhoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Ridings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
    • Carson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Ravenna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • Red River City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sevenmile Corner, with the one closest to Sevenmile Corner listed first.
    • Direct
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Garretts Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
    • Belk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk

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

Cemeteries Near Sevenmile Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sevenmile Corner.

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 Sevenmile Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sevenmile Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Turnbull Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Armstrong Academy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Matoy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bokchito Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Philadelphia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bentley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cane Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Labors Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Caney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Sevenmile Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sevenmile Corner.

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

  • Elwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Duplex
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
  • Telephone
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Monkstown
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
  • Direct
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Ivanhoe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Lamasco
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco

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

Newspapers Published in Sevenmile Corner ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sevenmile Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sevenmile Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sevenmile Corner.

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 Sevenmile Corner:

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 Sevenmile Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sevenmile Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.