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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 Simpson (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 Simpson. 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 and hospitals 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.

Simpson is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love & Grayson (TX).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Simpson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Oakland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Madill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Little City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Shay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Cumberland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • New Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Mead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Silo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Platter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartwright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Durant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Kenefic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Calera
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Colbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Dickson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Gene Autry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
    • Ardmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Springer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Lone Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Milo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ravia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tishomingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reagan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Mill Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Milburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Connerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bromide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wapanucka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Burneyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thackerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Crusher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Sulphur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Davis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Washita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Washita is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Dexter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Coesfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
    • Sherwood Shores
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Cedar Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Preston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Gordonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Locust
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Sandusky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Basin Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Pottsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie

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

Cemeteries Near Simpson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpson.

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

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

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

  • Rollins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mannsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Durwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Russett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Earl Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Cedar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Oakland - Madill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Provence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Cedar Mills
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Dexter
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Red Branch
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Preston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Coesfield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
  • Gordonville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Woodford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Sandusky
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
  • Balm
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
  • Basin Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Simpson ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpson.

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 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 Simpson:

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>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 Simpson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Simpson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.