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 Tagg Flats (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 Tagg Flats. 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.
Name Variations for Tagg Flats ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tagg Flats: Tagg Flts.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Tagg Flats is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near Tagg Flats. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tagg Flats:
- Delaware County (The home county of Tagg Flats)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Old Eucha
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
- Bull Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Eucha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Eucha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
- Brush Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Leach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Cloud Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Twin Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Rocky Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Kansas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Chewey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Chance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Ballard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Watts Community
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Christie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Addielee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Addielee is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Scraper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Peggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moodys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gideon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gideon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Lost City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Briggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Eldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Shady Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Tahlequah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hulbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Ketchum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cabin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Spavinaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Disney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoot Owl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Wickliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pump Back
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pump Back is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
- Grand Lake Towne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Strang
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Salina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Afton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Cherokee City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Hico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gentry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gallatin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gravette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Springtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Trident
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- South West City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Tiff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tagg Flats, see our County-by-County Page for Tagg Flats.
Cemeteries Near Tagg Flats ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tagg Flats.
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 Tagg Flats - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tagg Flats covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Old Eucha Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Creek Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Jay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292131 <2>
- Mose Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Black Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duffield Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spavinaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jumper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Ross Mayes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Gardens Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Cloud Creek.
- Ofield 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.<4>
While we didn't find Tagg Flats in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tagg Flats.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tagg Flats, with the one closest to Tagg Flats listed first.
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Cherokee City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- South West City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Beaty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Siloam Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crump ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Flint ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clementine is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Gallatin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tagg Flats. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tagg Flats.
Newspapers Published in Tagg Flats ...
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 Tagg Flats.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tagg Flats, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tagg Flats.
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 websites either 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 Tagg Flats:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Craig County
- Mayes County
- Ottawa County
- Benton County
- McDonald County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 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. |
| <3> | 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- Tagg Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tagg Flats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |