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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Seward is located in Logan 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 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.
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Cedar Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • 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)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Lawrie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Crescent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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)
  • 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)
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Yukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • 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)
    • Reeding
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
    • Wandel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Kingfisher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
  • 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)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Ingram
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Wellston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Carney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Warwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Tryon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • 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)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
    • Britton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • The Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Nichols Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Aluma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Luther
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Jones
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
    • Bethany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Spencer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Warr Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Vinco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • 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.

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.

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 Seward - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Taylor's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph's Academy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Christner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gracelawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summit View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Guthrie.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99609 <2>
    • 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.<3>

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)
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Waterloo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Guthrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Lawrie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Wandel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
  • Britton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • 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)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City

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.

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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 Seward, 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 from Point A (ie- Seward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.