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 Smith Village (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 Smith Village. 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 Smith Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Smith Village: Smith Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smith Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Village.
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 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.
Smith Village is located in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County: Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Village:
- Oklahoma County (The home county of Smith Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Midway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
- Del City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Capitol Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
- Oklahoma City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Midwest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Lake Aluma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicoma Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Britton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Britton is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Nichols Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canadian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Mustang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yukon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Canadian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Powers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Canadian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- El Reno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Moore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hall Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Little Axe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Noble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maguire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Slaughterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Etowah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Bridge Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Tuttle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kingfisher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Cashion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reeding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Jacktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Ingram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Wellston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fallis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fallis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cedar Valley
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meridian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Newcastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blanchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cole is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dibble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Purcell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- McLoud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Bethel Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Pink
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Aydelotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Village, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Village.
Cemeteries Near Smith Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Village.
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 Smith Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Sunny Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Lane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunny Lane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Del City.
- The Sunny Lane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunnylane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99612 <2>
- Kuhlman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Czechoslovakian National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlington Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kolb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trice Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Clearsprings Mishak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Smith Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Village, with the one closest to Smith Village listed first.
- Oklahoma City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Britton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Britton is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Choctaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Edmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newcastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Noble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Village.
Newspapers Published in Smith Village ...
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 Smith Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Village, 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 Smith Village.
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 Smith Village:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Oklahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Canadian County
- Cleveland County
- Grady County
- Kingfisher County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- McClain 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 Smith Village, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |