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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 Turpin (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 Turpin. 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.

Turpin is located in Beaver 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 Beaver County: Clark (KS), Meade (KS), Seward (KS), Ellis, Harper, Texas, Lipscomb (TX) & Ochiltree (TX).

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

  • Beaver County     (The home county of Turpin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
    • Floris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Beaver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Floris
      • From Turpin to Floris
    • Forgan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beaver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
    • Balko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <2>
    • Adams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hardesty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardesty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty
      • Hardesty is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardesty <2>
    • Optima
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optima have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
      • Optima is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Seward County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
    • Liberal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kismet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Turpin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turpin.

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

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

  • Independence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nabisco Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nabisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nabisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turpin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turpin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyrone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Center Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberal Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Krimmer Mennonite Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krimmer Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krimmer Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Overton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Biller Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Turpin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turpin.

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

  • Boyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Beaver County
  • Liberal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Beaver
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
  • Arkalon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkalon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkalon
    • Arkalon is located in Seward County (KS)
  • Kismet
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Beaver County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Turpin ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turpin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Turpin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Turpin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Turpin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Turpin.

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 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 Turpin:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Turpin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turpin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turpin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8674, Longitude: -100.8774    









 

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