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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 Veterans Colony (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 Veterans Colony. 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.

Name Variations for Veterans Colony ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Veterans Colony, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Veterans Colony may originally have been Veteran's Colony.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Veterans Colony might be written as Veteran Colony.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Veterans Colony is located in Latimer 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 Latimer County: Haskell, Le Flore, Pittsburg & Pushmataha.

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

  • Latimer County     (The home county of Veterans Colony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veterans Colony, with the one closest to Veterans Colony listed first.
    • Damon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Latimer County
    • Wilburton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Degnan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
      • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Panola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gowen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bengal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
      • Bengal is located in Latimer County
    • Red Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Atoka County
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veterans Colony, with the one closest to Veterans Colony listed first.
    • Kinta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinta
      • Kinta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinta <2>
    • Sans Bois
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Bois have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
    • Lequire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
    • McCurtain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
      • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <2>
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veterans Colony, with the one closest to Veterans Colony listed first.
    • Talihina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Le Flore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
      • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Fanshawe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Honobia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veterans Colony, with the one closest to Veterans Colony listed first.
    • Hartshorne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Haileyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Arch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Quinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
      • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <2>
    • Alderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
      • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <2>
    • Blocker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Krebs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <2>
    • Bug Tussle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
    • Blanco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bristow Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
      • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • McAlester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chambers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veterans Colony, with the one closest to Veterans Colony listed first.
    • Tuskahoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Pushmataha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
    • Stanley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nashoba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Adel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nolia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
      • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
    • Snow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Veterans Colony ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Veterans Colony.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Veterans Colony:

Cemeteries Near Veterans Colony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Veterans Colony.

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

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

  • Damon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hokit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hokit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hokit Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98656 <5>
  • Trowbridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trowbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trowbridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99674 <5>
  • Laura Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilburton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilburton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburton Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Cupco Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cupco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cupco Cemetery
  • Mountain Station Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Potts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98870 <5>
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Riddle Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Centerpoint Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerpoint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerpoint Cemetery

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Veterans Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Veterans Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8062, Longitude: -95.3050       In this case, the coordinates for Veterans Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Wilburton and Panola. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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