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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 Tullahassee (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 Tullahassee. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Tullahassee is located in Wagoner 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 Wagoner County: Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers & Tulsa.

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

  • Wagoner County     (The home county of Tullahassee)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tullahassee, with the one closest to Tullahassee listed first.
    • Hulbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lost City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Woodall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
      • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
    • Zeb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
      • Zeb is located in Cherokee County
    • Gideon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peggs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Keys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
      • Keys is located in Cherokee County
    • Park Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
      • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <2>
    • Pettit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Cherokee County
    • Tahlequah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tsa La Gi Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      • Tsa La Gi Indian Village is located in Cherokee County
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tullahassee, with the one closest to Tullahassee listed first.
    • Mazie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
      • Mazie is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazie <2>
    • Cedar Crest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Oaks Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
    • Murphy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
    • Chouteau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chouteau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
      • Chouteau is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chouteau <2>
    • Ballou
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
    • Iron Post
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Post have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
    • Sams Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <2>
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportsmen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Snake Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tullahassee, with the one closest to Tullahassee listed first.
    • Rentiesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentiesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentiesville
      • Rentiesville is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentiesville <2>
    • Shady Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
    • Checotah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hitchita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchita
      • Hitchita is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchita <2>
    • Richardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Duchess Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
    • Onapa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tullahassee, with the one closest to Tullahassee listed first.
    • Wybark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bacone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Muskogee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Taft
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <2>
    • Fort Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
      • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <2>
    • Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Beland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Haskell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
      • Haskell is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <2>
    • River Bottom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
      • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Boynton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boynton <2>
    • Wainwright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright
      • Wainwright is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wainwright <2>
  • Okmulgee County
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tullahassee, with the one closest to Tullahassee listed first.
    • Inola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inola
      • Inola is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inola <2>
    • Gregory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
    • Catoosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiawah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiawah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
  • Sequoyah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tullahassee, with the one closest to Tullahassee listed first.
    • Paradise Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Gore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
      • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <2>
    • Redbird Smith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
      • Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
  • Tulsa County

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

Cemeteries Near Tullahassee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tullahassee.

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jacob Morey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Morey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Morey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Agency Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agency Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Booker T Washington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booker T Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booker T Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jamison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grayson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grayson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blackjack Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Keith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
  • Martin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Muskogee County
  • Morris
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tullahassee ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tullahassee.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tullahassee. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tullahassee and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tullahassee.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Tullahassee.

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 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 Tullahassee:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tullahassee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 Tullahassee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tullahassee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tullahassee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8372, Longitude: -95.4384    









 

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