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 Tecumseh (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 Tecumseh. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Tecumseh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tecumseh:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Tecumseh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Shawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bethel Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Earlsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Aydelotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- McLoud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Etowah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Little Axe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Maguire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Slaughterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Hall Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Noble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Meeker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jacktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Prague
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wellston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Byars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Purcell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Paden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Newalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Choctaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nicoma Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midwest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Oil Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Seminole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bowlegs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Konawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wewoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tecumseh, see our County-by-County Page for Tecumseh.
Cemeteries Near Tecumseh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tecumseh.
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 Tecumseh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tecumseh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shawnee.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shawnee Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98396 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tecumseh had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Tecumseh had a population of 6,641 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tecumseh, with the one closest to Tecumseh listed first.
- Shawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Romulus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Etowah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bellemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Sacred Heart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Eason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Choctaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Noble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tecumseh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tecumseh.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tecumseh ...
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 221 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tecumseh.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tecumseh. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tecumseh and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tecumseh.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Tecumseh.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Tecumseh:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Lincoln County
- McClain County
- Okfuskee County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Seminole 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 from Point A (ie- Tecumseh) 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 Tecumseh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |