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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 Seward (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 Seward. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Seward is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Canadian, Garfield, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Noble, Oklahoma & Payne.

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

  • Logan County     (The home county of Seward)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seward, with the one closest to Seward listed first.
    • Cedar Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Guthrie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cimarron City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Crescent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Langston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulhall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Orlando
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seward, with the one closest to Seward listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
    • Yukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <2>
    • Okarche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Concho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seward, with the one closest to Seward listed first.
    • Cashion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wandel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
    • Kingfisher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
      • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seward, with the one closest to Seward listed first.
    • Fallis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Ingram
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Wellston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
      • Wellston is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
    • Carney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
      • Carney is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <2>
    • Warwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Tryon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <2>
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seward, with the one closest to Seward listed first.
    • Edmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <2>
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
    • Britton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • The Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Nichols Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Hills
      • Nichols Hills is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols Hills <2>
    • Lake Aluma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Aluma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Luther
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <2>
    • Forest Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Jones
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
    • Bethany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Spencer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seward, with the one closest to Seward listed first.
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Vinco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Perkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Seward ...

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 272 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seward.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seward, 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 Seward.

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 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 Seward:

Cemeteries Near Seward ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seward.

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

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

  • Seward Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Seward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Taylor's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor's Cemetery
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Academy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Academy Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Christner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christner Cemetery
  • Gracelawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gracelawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracelawn Cemetery
  • Robinson AME Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • Memory Gardens Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Seward had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Waterloo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
  • Guthrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <2>
  • Lawrie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
  • Crescent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
  • Wandel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
  • Britton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
  • Langston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulhall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oklahoma City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ingram
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seward. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7981, Longitude: -97.4884       In this case, the coordinates for Seward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Seward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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