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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 Strong City (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 Strong City. 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 hospitals 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.

Strong City is located in Roger Mills 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 Roger Mills County: Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Hemphill (TX) & Wheeler (TX).

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

  • Roger Mills County     (The home county of Strong City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong City, with the one closest to Strong City listed first.
    • Cheyenne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roll
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
      • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
    • Hammon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
      • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
    • Crawford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
    • Reydon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
      • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <1>
    • Durham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beckham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong City, with the one closest to Strong City listed first.
    • Elk City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <1>
    • Sweetwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
    • Mayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong City, with the one closest to Strong City listed first.
    • Carpenter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Butler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
  • Dewey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong City, with the one closest to Strong City listed first.
    • Leedey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong City, with the one closest to Strong City listed first.
    • Canute
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Foss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <1>
  • Wheeler County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Strong City ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strong City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Strong City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Strong City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Strong City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Strong City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Strong City:

Cemeteries Near Strong City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strong City.

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

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

  • Strong Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
  • Snake Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snake Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Bend Cemetery
  • Sankey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sankey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sankey Cemetery
  • Cheyenne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheyenne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheyenne Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
  • Wagoner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagoner Cemetery
  • Rhome Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhome Cemetery
  • Sandstone Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandstone Cemetery
  • Kiowa Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiowa Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewey Cemetery
  • Silent Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Home Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Pie Flat Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pie Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pie Flat Cemetery
    • Lone Bell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Bell 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cheyenne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hammon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
  • Sweetwater
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Camargo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strong City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 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.
<3>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- Strong City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strong City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6699, Longitude: -99.6003       In this case, the coordinates for Strong City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Strong City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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