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 Thackerville (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 Thackerville. 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 hospitals 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.
Thackerville is located in Love County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Love County: Carter, Jefferson, Marshall, Cooke (TX) & Montague (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Thackerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thackerville:
- Love County (The home county of Thackerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Love County
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Love County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Overbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Orr is located in Love County
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Brock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Brock is located in Carter County
- Ardmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Shay is located in Marshall County
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
- Madill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- McBride
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- McBride is located in Marshall County
- New Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Cooke County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Coesfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
- Callisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Lindsay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Myra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Kiowa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
- Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <1>
- Muenster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Burns City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Hood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Denton County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Pilot Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sanger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
- Sanger is located in Denton County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <1>
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Bolivar is located in Denton County (TX)
- Grayson County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Cedar Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Sadler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
- Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Gage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gage is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Ethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Southmayd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montague County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Illinois Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
- Saint Jo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
- Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <1>
- Hardy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Montague County (TX)
- Bonita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
- Dye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Dye is located in Montague County (TX)
- Forestburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Fort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thackerville, see our County-by-County Page for Thackerville.
Cemeteries Near Thackerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thackerville.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thackerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Decherds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decherds Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decherds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- High Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bear Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Head Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Arnoldville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnoldville Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arnoldville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnoldville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of Marietta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175879 <5>
- Prairieview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairieview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairieview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Center Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Callisburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callisburg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Thackerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thackerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thackerville, with the one closest to Thackerville listed first.
- Coesfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivells Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
- Callisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Balm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Lindsay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Woodbine is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Red Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
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- Myra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muenster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thackerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thackerville.
Newspapers Published in Thackerville ...
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 Thackerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thackerville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thackerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Thackerville:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Love County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Cooke County
- Denton County
- Grayson County
- Montague County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thackerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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- Thackerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thackerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7934, Longitude: -97.1426 In this case, the coordinates for Thackerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Thackerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |