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 Tenkiller (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 Tenkiller. 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 and doctors 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.
Tenkiller is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Adair, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.
Below are the counties that are near Tenkiller. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tenkiller:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Tenkiller)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Barber
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Carters Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Dry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Welling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pettit Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Park Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cookson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Briggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Eldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Rocky Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Wauhillau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Bunch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greasy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Cherry Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Stilwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Peavine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Christie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Flint Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Rocky Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Dripping Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Twin Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beckwith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Kansas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- West Siloam Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell County
- Tamaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Ballou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballou is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Cedar Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Iron Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Post is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Snake Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Sour John
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Braggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- River Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Webbers Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bacone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Wybark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Muskogee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sequoyah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Evening Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Flute Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Marble City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Box
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Dwight Mission
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Paradise Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Marble City Community
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pinhook Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Brushy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Stoney Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Redbird Smith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- McKey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McKey is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
- Vian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wagoner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Mallard Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Okay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Anchor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Wagoner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton County (AR)
- Trident
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Stop ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Barcelona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Natural Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lee Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Dutch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Morrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Summers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Cincinnati
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Clyde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Skylight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canehill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Strickler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Strickler is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tenkiller, see our County-by-County Page for Tenkiller.
Cemeteries Near Tenkiller ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tenkiller.
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 Tenkiller - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tenkiller covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Tahlequah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99416 <3>
- Stony Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Mission Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worcester Mission Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Tahlequah.
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875435 <3>
- Park Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cookson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Spade Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chambers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Tenkiller in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tenkiller.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tenkiller, with the one closest to Tenkiller listed first.
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Tolu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Dutch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Sexton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Seven Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Morrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Summers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Stop ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Cincinnati
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Barcelona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Clyde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Natural Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tenkiller. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tenkiller.
Newspapers Published in Tenkiller ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenkiller.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tenkiller, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tenkiller.
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 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 Tenkiller:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Haskell County
- Mayes County
- Muskogee County
- Sequoyah County
- Wagoner County
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tenkiller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Tenkiller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |