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 Uncas (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 Uncas. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Uncas is located in Kay 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 Kay County: Cowley (KS), Garfield, Grant, Noble & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Uncas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Uncas:
- Kay County (The home county of Uncas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uncas, with the one closest to Uncas listed first.
- Kaw City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kildare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Newkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Ponca City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- White Eagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
- Blackwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tonkawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Braman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uncas, with the one closest to Uncas listed first.
- Marland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uncas, with the one closest to Uncas listed first.
- McCord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCord is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Webb City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webb City is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Burbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shidler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Grainola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grainola is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Little Chief
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chief is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
- Fairfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Foraker is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Gray Horse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
- Pawnee County
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowley County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uncas, with the one closest to Uncas listed first.
- Silverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Arkansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Parkerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Maple City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Moxham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Tresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooser is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Hackney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rainbow Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Taussig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taussig is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Sumner County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uncas, with the one closest to Uncas listed first.
- Geuda Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Hunnewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Uncas, see our County-by-County Page for Uncas.
Cemeteries Near Uncas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Uncas.
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 Uncas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Uncas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Uncas, with the one closest to Uncas listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washunga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washunga Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (68 more) ...
- Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Uncas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Uncas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Uncas, with the one closest to Uncas listed first.
- Kildare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Cross ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Newkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ponca City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Silverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Arkansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Blackwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maple City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Tonkawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gray Horse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
- Geuda Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Red Rock
(26 miles [41.8 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 Uncas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Uncas.
Newspapers Published in Uncas ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Uncas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Uncas, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Uncas.
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 Uncas:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Kay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Noble County
- Osage County
- Pawnee County
- Cowley County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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- Uncas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Uncas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |