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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 Tyler (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 Tyler. 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 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.

Tyler is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love & Grayson (TX).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Tyler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Oakland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Madill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Little City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Cumberland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • New Woodville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Mead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Silo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Platter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartwright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Calera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Durant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Dickson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Gene Autry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
    • Ardmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Springer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Lone Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Milo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ravia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tishomingo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Reagan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Mill Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Milburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Connerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thackerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Crusher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Sulphur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Dexter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Coesfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Callisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Sherwood Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Cedar Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Gordonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Locust
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Sandusky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Basin Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Dixie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Pottsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sadler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sadler is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sadler <1>
    • Gage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Whitesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Red River City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City

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

Cemeteries Near Tyler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tyler.

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 Tyler - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tyler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McMillan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • I. Hunter Pickens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Keel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Durwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rollins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Nelda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Legate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mannsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Oakland - Madill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Russett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Provence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Dexter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Cedar Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Coesfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
  • Red Branch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Gordonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Preston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Sandusky
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Balm
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Basin Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Callisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Ray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Sadler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sadler is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sadler <1>
    • Steedham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham

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

Newspapers Published in Tyler ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tyler, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tyler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tyler:

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>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 Tyler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tyler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.