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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 Stillwater (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 Stillwater. 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.

Stillwater is located in Payne County and is the County Seat.

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 Payne County: Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Noble & Pawnee.

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

  • Payne County     (The home county of Stillwater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Yost
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yost
      • From Stillwater to Yost
    • Glencoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ripley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Cottingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartoco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Yale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cushing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Payne County
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Oilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Drumright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Garfield County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Tryon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Agra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Carney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Avery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parkland
      • From Stillwater to Parkland
    • Fallis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • South Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Kendrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingram
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingram
      • From Stillwater to Ingram
    • Chandler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Warwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Wellston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Coyle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Langston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orlando
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mulhall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Lawrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lawrie
      • From Stillwater to Lawrie
    • Guthrie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeview
      • From Stillwater to Lakeview
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Morrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <2>
    • Lucien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
      • Marland is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <2>
  • Pawnee County

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

Cemeteries Near Stillwater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stillwater.

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

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

  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glencoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doxey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doxey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marena Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shelton - Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton - Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton - Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knipe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knipe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knipe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stillwater had a population of 480 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stillwater had a population of 50,306 people.

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

  • Marena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
    • Marena is located in Payne County
  • Ingalls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Langston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Bear
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
  • Perry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orlando
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cushing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulhall
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Pawnee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lawrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lawrie
      • From Stillwater to Lawrie
    • Parkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parkland
      • From Stillwater to Parkland
    • Red Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stillwater ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stillwater.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stillwater. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stillwater and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stillwater.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Stillwater.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Stillwater:

The official website for Stillwater: www.stillwater.org/

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Stillwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stillwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stillwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1270, Longitude: -97.0548    









 

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