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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 Vamoosa (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 Vamoosa. 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 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.

Vamoosa is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Hughes, Okfuskee, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Vamoosa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vamoosa, with the one closest to Vamoosa listed first.
    • Konawa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
      • Konawa is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <2>
    • Sasakwa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bowlegs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lima
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Wewoka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Seminole
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
      • Seminole is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <2>
    • Cromwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>
  • Cleveland County
    • Etowah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Coal County
    • Tupelo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <2>
  • Garvin County
    • Stratford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vamoosa, with the one closest to Vamoosa listed first.
    • Spaulding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Holdenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <2>
    • Citra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Yeager
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Calvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gerty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Horntown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Non
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Wetumka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vamoosa, with the one closest to Vamoosa listed first.
    • Byars
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
      • Byars is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byars <2>
    • Rosedale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Okfuskee County
    • Bearden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vamoosa, with the one closest to Vamoosa listed first.
    • Byng
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
      • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Francis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
    • Oil Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
      • Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
    • Bebee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
      • Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Homer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
    • Fitzhugh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <2>
    • Lula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
    • Stonewall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fittstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vamoosa, with the one closest to Vamoosa listed first.
    • Sacred Heart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
      • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Maud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <2>
    • Saint Louis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
      • Saint Louis is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <2>
    • Asher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
      • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <2>
    • Earlsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wanette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Brooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Macomb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
    • Tecumseh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
    • Tribbey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribbey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Shawnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
    • Pink
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people

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

Newspapers Published in Vamoosa ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vamoosa.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Vamoosa:

Cemeteries Near Vamoosa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vamoosa.

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

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

  • Harjo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harjo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harjo Cemetery
  • Vamoosa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vamoosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vamoosa Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
  • Wise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
  • Nash - Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash - Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash - Wood Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Moppin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moppin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moppin Cemetery
  • Cummins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummins Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
  • Tiger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiger Cemetery
  • Dora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dora Cemetery
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Fixico Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fixico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fixico Cemetery
    • Harjo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harjo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harjo Cemetery
    • Thomas Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Town 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.<4>

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

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

  • Sacred Heart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
    • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Francis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Romulus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
    • Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Anderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Tecumseh
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
  • Eason
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
    • Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Shawnee
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
  • Etowah
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vamoosa. 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>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- Vamoosa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vamoosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9856, Longitude: -96.6700       In this case, the coordinates for Vamoosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Vamoosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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