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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 Snyder (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 Snyder. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Snyder is located in Kiowa 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 Kiowa County: Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Tillman & Washita.

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

  • Kiowa County     (The home county of Snyder)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Mountain Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Mountain Park is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Park <2>
    • Roosevelt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <2>
    • Cooperton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
      • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Hobart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lone Wolf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gotebo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
      • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <2>
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Indiahoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiahoma
      • Indiahoma is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiahoma <2>
    • Cache
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
      • Cache is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
    • The Holy City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
      • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
    • Meers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chattanooga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattanooga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
      • Chattanooga is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattanooga <2>
    • Faxon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faxon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faxon <2>
    • Medicine Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
      • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <2>
    • Artillery Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artillery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Headrick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Friendship
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Humphreys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
      • Humphreys is located in Jackson County
    • Altus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <2>
    • Hess
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
      • Hess is located in Jackson County
    • Blair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
    • Elmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <2>
    • Martha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Olustee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Victory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Jackson County
  • Tillman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Manitou
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
      • Manitou is located in Tillman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou <2>
    • Tipton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hollister
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Loveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Tillman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <2>
    • Davidson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
      • Davidson is located in Tillman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <2>
  • Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Fargo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Snyder ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snyder.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Snyder. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Snyder and those printed in the larger area surrounding Snyder.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Snyder.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Snyder:

Cemeteries Near Snyder ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snyder.

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

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

  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Mountain Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Deep Red Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
  • Headrick Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headrick Cemetery
  • Manitou Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manitou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manitou Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Centerview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centerview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Tipton.
    • The Centerview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Center View Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #565562 <4>
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Schofield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schofield Cemetery
    • Indiahoma IOOF Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indiahoma IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indiahoma IOOF Cemetery
    • Navajo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Navajo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Navajo Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Altus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <2>
  • Hess
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
    • Hess is located in Jackson County
  • Martha
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Doans
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doans
    • Doans is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
  • Victory
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Jackson County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snyder. 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>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- Snyder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snyder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6550, Longitude: -98.9535       In this case, the coordinates for Snyder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Snyder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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