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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 Stroud (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 Stroud. 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 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.

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.

Stroud is primarily located in Lincoln County. A portion of Stroud extends into Creek 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 Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Stroud)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroud, with the one closest to Stroud listed first.
    • Davenport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
    • Kendrick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Avery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Parkland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parkland
      • From Stroud to Parkland
    • Chandler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <2>
    • Agra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Prague
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tryon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Warwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Carney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Meeker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
      • Meeker is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <2>
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroud, with the one closest to Stroud listed first.
    • Milfay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Depew
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <2>
    • Shamrock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulaski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pulaski
      • From Stroud to Pulaski
    • Bristow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Drumright
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Slick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
    • Lawrence Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Kellyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroud, with the one closest to Stroud listed first.
    • Paden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Boley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mason
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ixl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Okemah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • Luther
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <2>
  • Pawnee County
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroud, with the one closest to Stroud listed first.
    • Cushing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • North Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Payne County
    • Cottingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottingham
      • From Stroud to Cottingham
    • Ripley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Cartoco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Yale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Perkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroud, with the one closest to Stroud listed first.
    • Johnson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Aydelotte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • Cromwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Stroud ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stroud.

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

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

  • Stroud Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Golden Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Key West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arbor Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbor Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbor Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sac Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sac Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Victor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Lane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Big Pond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memorial Club Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Club Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Club Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 in 1895, Stroud had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Stroud had a population of 2,704 people.

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

  • Davenport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
  • Parkland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Parkland
    • From Stroud to Parkland
  • Chandler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cushing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Warwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bellemont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Clifton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
  • Wellston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Ingram
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ingram
    • From Stroud to Ingram
  • Perkins
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingalls
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County

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

Newspapers Published in Stroud ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stroud.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stroud, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stroud.

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 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 Stroud:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Stroud, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stroud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stroud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7512, Longitude: -96.6627    









 

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