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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 Sumner (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 Sumner. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Sumner is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Garfield, Grant, Kay, Logan, Osage, Pawnee & Payne.

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

  • Noble County     (The home county of Sumner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
    • Petes Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Morrison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Marland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lucien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Billings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
    • Hayward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Garber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Ponca City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tonkawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
    • Orlando
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulhall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Coyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Langston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lawrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
    • McCord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
    • Fairfax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray Horse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Cody
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Skedee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Ralston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Maramec
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Quay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Blackburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
    • Yost
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Glencoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Perkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ripley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Cottingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Cartoco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Yale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Sumner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sumner.

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

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

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

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bohemian Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ewy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Richburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Doxey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Old Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lela Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<2>

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

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

  • Black Bear
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Morrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Perry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stillwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Marena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
  • Pawnee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Orlando
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ingalls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Mulhall
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Perkins
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Langston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Garber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tonkawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sumner ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sumner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sumner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sumner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sumner:

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>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 Sumner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sumner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.