Nearest Communities to Sparks,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sparks, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sparks:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Sparks.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Sparks is located in Lincoln County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 113 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sparks. Of these communities, 81 are located in counties other than Lincoln County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Sparks (which is Lincoln County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sparks
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lincoln County (where Sparks resides)
- County Website: https://lincolncountyok.org/
- County Seat for Lincoln: Chandler
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Payson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Payson is located in Lincoln County
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- Wilzetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilzetta is located in Lincoln County
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- Midlothian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midlothian is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Davenport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
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- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
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- Meeker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Lincoln County
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- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Prague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
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- Jacktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
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- Stroud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Lincoln County
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- Wellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parkland is located in Lincoln County
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- Emsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emsey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emsey
- Ingram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram is located in Lincoln County
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- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Lincoln County
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- Carney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
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- Agra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Avery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Lincoln County
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- Dudley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
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- Fallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fallis is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Hibsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hibsaw is located in Lincoln County
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- Wildhorse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wildhorse is located in Lincoln County
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- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Soonerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Soonerville is located in Lincoln County
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- South Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Village is located in Lincoln County
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- Merrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick is located in Lincoln County
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- Cleveland County
- County Website: https://www.clevelandcountyok.com/
- County Seat for Cleveland: Norman
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Creek County
- County Website: https://www.creekcountyonline.com/
- County Seat for Creek: Sapulpa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Aron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aron is located in Creek County
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- Milfay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ritts Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ritts Junction is located in Creek County
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- Gypsy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Creek County
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- Depew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Post
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iron Post is located in Creek County
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- Shamrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
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- Newby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newby is located in Creek County
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- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drumright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuskegee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tuskegee is located in Creek County
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- Frey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frey is located in Creek County
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- Pemeta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pemeta is located in Creek County
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- Logan County
- County Website: https://www.logancountyok.com/
- County Seat for Logan: Guthrie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Logan County
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- Iconium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iconium is located in Logan County
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- Meridian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Logan County
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- Frost
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Logan County
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- Okfuskee County
- County Seat for Okfuskee: Okemah
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- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Okfuskee County
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- Paden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Micawber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Micawber is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micawber
- Chilesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chilesville is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesville
- Boley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welty is located in Okfuskee County
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- Ixl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
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- Morse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morse is located in Okfuskee County
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- Bearden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Oklahoma County
- County Website: https://www.oklahomacounty.org/
- County Seat for Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Luther
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harrah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Poole is located in Oklahoma County
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- Newalla
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
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- Dunjee Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunjee Park is located in Oklahoma County
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- Lake Hiwassee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
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- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Pastures
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green Pastures is located in Oklahoma County
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- Nicoma Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Payne County
- County Website: https://www.paynecounty.org/
- County Seat for Payne: Stillwater
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Cottingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cottingham is located in Payne County
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- Cushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drakes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drakes Corner is located in Payne County
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- Vinco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vinco is located in Payne County
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- Amabel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amabel is located in Payne County
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- North Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Village is located in Payne County
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- Perkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gano is located in Payne County
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- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Schlegel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Schlegel is located in Payne County
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- Mehan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mehan is located in Payne County
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- Pottawatomie County
- County Website: https://pottawatomiecountyok.com/
- County Seat for Pottawatomie: Shawnee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Bellemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Aydelotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Garden Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden Grove is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Econtuchka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Econtuchka is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Johnson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Centerview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Hazel Dell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Dell is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Keokuk Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keokuk Falls is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Neal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neal is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Clarks Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Heights is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Shawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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- Gaddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaddy is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy
- McLoud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earlsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bethel Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Harjo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harjo is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Brooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Morvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Pink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Seminole County
- County Website: https://seminolecountyok.com/
- County Seat for Seminole: Wewoka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Sparks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Sparks.
- Little
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little is located in Seminole County
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- Sylvian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvian is located in Seminole County
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- Schoolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolton is located in Seminole County
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- Cromwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Seminole County
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- Seminole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sparks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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