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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 Soonerville (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 Soonerville. 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.

Soonerville is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Soonerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soonerville, with the one closest to Soonerville listed first.
    • Agra
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <2>
    • Avery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
    • Tryon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • South Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Kendrick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Carney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Chandler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
    • Stroud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fallis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Warwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Ingram
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soonerville, with the one closest to Soonerville listed first.
    • Drumright
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
      • Drumright is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <2>
    • Shamrock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Creek County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
    • Oilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Milfay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Depew
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <2>
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
    • Bristow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soonerville, with the one closest to Soonerville listed first.
    • Coyle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Langston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soonerville, with the one closest to Soonerville listed first.
    • Morrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
    • Petes Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
  • Oklahoma County
    • Luther
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soonerville, with the one closest to Soonerville listed first.
    • Quay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Chimney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
    • Maramec
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jennings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Terlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlton
      • Terlton is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlton <2>
    • Cody
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
    • Pawnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soonerville, with the one closest to Soonerville listed first.
    • Cushing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
    • Ripley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
    • North Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Payne County
    • Perkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vinco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Cartoco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
    • Yale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Stillwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Soonerville ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soonerville.

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

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 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 Soonerville:

Cemeteries Near Soonerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soonerville.

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

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

  • Flynn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lutheran Redeemers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Redeemers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Redeemers Cemetery
  • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Osage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osage Cemetery
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrott Cemetery
  • Parkland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkland Cemetery
  • Avery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bend Cemetery
  • Dunkin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Old George Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old George Cemetery
    • Valley Queen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Queen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Queen Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park 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.<6>

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

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

  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
  • Perkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ingalls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
  • Chandler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Davenport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
  • Stroud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Stillwater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Warwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Ingram
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Jennings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Marena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
      • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Langston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Soonerville. 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 '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- Soonerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Soonerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9276, Longitude: -96.8375       In this case, the coordinates for Soonerville 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 Soonerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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