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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 Tabor (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 Tabor. 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.

Tabor is located in Creek 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 Creek County: Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne & Tulsa.

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

  • Creek County     (The home county of Tabor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
    • Slick
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bristow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Kellyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mounds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Depew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kiefer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sapulpa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milfay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Shamrock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawrence Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Drumright
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
    • South Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Stroud
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Avery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Davenport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kendrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
    • Okfuskee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
    • Mason
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Ixl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Castle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Boley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <1>
    • Okemah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Paden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pharoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
    • Clearview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
    • Beggs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
    • Winchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Okmulgee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Schulter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Dewar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henryetta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spelter City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
    • Grayson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Osage County
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Westport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Leroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Mule Barn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Terlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
    • North Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Cushing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Liberty is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Glenpool
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prattville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Oakhurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lotsee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Bixby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Kengle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Leonard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tulsa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Broken Arrow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wagoner County
    • Stonebluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff

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

Cemeteries Near Tabor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tabor.

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

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

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

  • Tabor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Falls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sewell Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lester Thomas Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Provens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tuskegee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Felix Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willie Tiger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanna Brown - Tiger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Washburn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Teddy Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Tabor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tabor.

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

  • Stroud
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Morris
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Davenport
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Leroy
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy

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

Newspapers Published in Tabor ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tabor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tabor, 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 Tabor.

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 Tabor:

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 Tabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tabor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.