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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 Vian (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 Vian. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Vian is located in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County: Crawford (AR), Sebastian (AR), Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Le Flore & Muskogee.

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

  • Sequoyah County     (The home county of Vian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
    • McKey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
      • McKey is located in Sequoyah County
    • Box
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
      • Box is located in Sequoyah County
    • Pinhook Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
      • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
    • Redbird Smith
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
      • Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
    • Dwight Mission
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
      • Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
    • Marble City Community
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
      • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
    • Gore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
      • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <2>
    • Evening Shade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
      • Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
    • Paradise Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sallisaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marble City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <2>
    • Flute Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flute Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
      • Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Bunch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greasy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greasy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
      • Greasy is located in Adair County
    • Lyons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Adair County
      • Lyons has also been known as:
      • Lyons Switch
    • Cherry Tree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
    • Rocky Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
      • Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
    • Bell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Adair County
    • Wauhillau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
      • Wauhillau is located in Adair County
    • Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Adair County
    • Marietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Adair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <2>
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Adair County
    • Stilwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Cookson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dry Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
      • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Pettit Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
      • Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
    • Pettit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Cherokee County
    • Caney Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
      • Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
    • Keys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
      • Keys is located in Cherokee County
    • Carters Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
      • Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Tenkiller
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenkiller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
      • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
    • Zeb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
      • Zeb is located in Cherokee County
    • Woodall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
      • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
    • Park Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
      • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <2>
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tsa La Gi Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      • Tsa La Gi Indian Village is located in Cherokee County
    • Welling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling
      • Welling is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welling <2>
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Tamaha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
      • Tamaha is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Keota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Keota is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <2>
    • Stigler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stigler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler
      • Stigler is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stigler <2>
    • Whitefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McCurtain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Hoyt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sans Bois
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sans Bois. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
    • Lequire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
    • Kinta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Cowlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
      • Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Bokoshe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
      • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <2>
    • Fort Coffee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
      • Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Spiro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
      • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <2>
    • Skullyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skullyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
      • Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
    • Panama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
    • Braden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
      • Braden is located in Le Flore County
    • Shady Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
      • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <2>
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
    • Duchess Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
    • Rentiesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentiesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentiesville
      • Rentiesville is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentiesville <2>
    • Texanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Webbers Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sour John
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
      • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
    • Simms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
    • Braggs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
      • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <2>
    • River Bottom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
      • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Porum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porum
      • Porum is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porum <2>
    • Warner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Warner is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <2>
    • Fort Gibson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
      • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <2>
    • Bacone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
      • Bacone is located in Muskogee County
    • Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Muskogee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oktaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha
      • Oktaha is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oktaha <2>
    • Wybark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
      • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
  • Wagoner County
    • Mallard Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
      • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
  • Crawford County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vian, with the one closest to Vian listed first.
    • Barcelona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
      • Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Uniontown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Vian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vian.

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

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

  • Vien Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vian Garden of Memories
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vian Garden of Memories
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vian Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fields Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Drake Stand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Stand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Stand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Bird Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Box Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Box Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Box.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1125665 <4>
  • Carlile Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Vann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tamaha Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Seven Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Muskogee County
  • Lyons
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Adair County
    • Lyons has also been known as:
    • Lyons Switch
  • Dora
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vian ...

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 Vian.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vian. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vian and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vian.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Vian.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Vian:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vian. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Vian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Vian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4972, Longitude: -94.9715       In this case, the coordinates for Vian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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