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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 Trail (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 Trail. 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 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.

Trail is located in Dewey 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 Dewey County: Blaine, Custer, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills & Woodward.

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

  • Dewey County     (The home county of Trail)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
    • Camargo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Leedey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vici
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Putnam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Taloga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Seiling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
    • Butler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
    • Carpenter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
  • Ellis County
    • Arnett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Major County
  • Roger Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
    • Hammon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
      • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
    • Roll
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
      • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
    • Strong City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
      • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
    • Mutual
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Richmond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Trail ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trail.

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

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 Trail:

Cemeteries Near Trail ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trail.

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 Trail covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Trail Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Cemetery
  • Yake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yake Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Brooker - Meek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery
  • Camargo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camargo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camargo Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Valley Cemetery
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
  • New Herman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Herman Cemetery
  • New Hermon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hermon Cemetery
  • Union View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Union View Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Union View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kansas Ridge Cemetery
    • Lousy Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Stone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Rhea Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhea Cemetery
    • Halcomb Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halcomb Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Trail in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trail.

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

  • Camargo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Taloga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Woodward County
  • Hammon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trail. 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>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- Trail) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9687, Longitude: -99.2968       In this case, the coordinates for Trail have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Trail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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