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 Stealy (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 Stealy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Stealy is located in McClain 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 McClain County: Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Stealy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stealy:
- McClain County (The home county of Stealy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Purcell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Criner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Criner is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Goldsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cole is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Dibble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blanchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Tatums
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tussy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maguire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hall Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Little Axe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paoli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Whitebead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Erin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Pauls Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Foster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wynnewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Katie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Katie is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cox City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cox City is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
- Tabler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tabler is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
- Bridge Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Agawam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Agawam is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- East Ninnekah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
- Ninnekah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Murray County
- Washita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Wanette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tribbey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Asher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stealy, see our County-by-County Page for Stealy.
Cemeteries Near Stealy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stealy.
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 Stealy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stealy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lexington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Denten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dulin & Walner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corbett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paoli Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Stealy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stealy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stealy, with the one closest to Stealy listed first.
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Newcastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stealy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stealy.
Newspapers Published in Stealy ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stealy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stealy, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stealy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Stealy:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to McClain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cleveland County
- Garvin County
- Grady County
- Murray 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 Stealy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stealy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |