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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 Verdigris (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 Verdigris. 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.

Verdigris is located in Rogers 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 Rogers County: Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Tulsa, Wagoner & Washington.

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

  • Rogers County     (The home county of Verdigris)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verdigris, with the one closest to Verdigris listed first.
    • Claremore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Tiawah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Justice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Limestone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Catoosa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Sequoyah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Inola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oologah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Foyil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushyhead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
  • Creek County
    • Kiefer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verdigris, with the one closest to Verdigris listed first.
    • Chouteau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pryor Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
      • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
      • Pryor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
    • Mazie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
    • Murphy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Sams Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Cedar Crest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Adair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
    • Locust Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Salina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Muskogee County
    • Haskell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Nowata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verdigris, with the one closest to Verdigris listed first.
    • Watova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
    • New Alluwe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Nowata
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verdigris, with the one closest to Verdigris listed first.
    • Skiatook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Avant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verdigris, with the one closest to Verdigris listed first.
    • Owasso
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Collinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Broken Arrow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Turley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Sperry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tulsa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Garden City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Kengle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Leonard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bixby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakhurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verdigris, with the one closest to Verdigris listed first.
    • Fair Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • New Tulsa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
    • Coweta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Redbird
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Stonebluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
    • Wagoner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stones Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
    • Clarksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verdigris, with the one closest to Verdigris listed first.
    • Vera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglesby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Ochelata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Verdigris ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verdigris.

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

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

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

  • Chambers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wofford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crutchfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stidman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lone Elm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • River Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cromwell Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Denbo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denbo Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Catoosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301205 <2>
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Dick Duck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Duck Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dick Duck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #953447 <2>
    • Duck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Talber Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

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

  • Keith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith

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

Newspapers Published in Verdigris ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verdigris.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verdigris, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Verdigris.

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 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 Verdigris:

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>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.
<3>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 Verdigris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Verdigris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.