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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 Springer (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 Springer. 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 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 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.

Springer is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray & Stephens.

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

  • Carter County     (The home county of Springer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springer, with the one closest to Springer listed first.
    • Gene Autry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Dickson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Lone Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Oil City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Graham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pooleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clemscott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
    • Fox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springer, with the one closest to Springer listed first.
    • Hennepin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Katie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Wynnewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Satterwhite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Satterwhite is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
    • Elmore City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pernell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springer, with the one closest to Springer listed first.
    • Ringling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cornish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springer, with the one closest to Springer listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Reagan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Tishomingo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Connerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springer, with the one closest to Springer listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Marietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Burneyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Orr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Orr is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springer, with the one closest to Springer listed first.
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Madill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springer, with the one closest to Springer listed first.
    • Crusher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Davis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Washita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Washita is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
    • Sulphur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Pontotoc County
    • Roff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Springer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springer.

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

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

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

  • Springer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Abramville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell - Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Berwyn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ardmore Airpark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pruitt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Big Canyon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Young Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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.<4>

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

  • Woodford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford

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

Newspapers Published in Springer ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springer, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springer.

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 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 Springer:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Springer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.