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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 Vivian (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 Vivian. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Vivian is located in McIntosh 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 McIntosh County: Haskell, Hughes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee & Pittsburg.

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

  • McIntosh County     (The home county of Vivian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vivian, with the one closest to Vivian listed first.
    • Carters Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Stidham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eufaula
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hanna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <1>
    • Onapa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richardsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Texanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
    • Hitchita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchita
      • Hitchita is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchita <1>
    • Checotah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duchess Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
    • Rentiesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentiesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Shady Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
  • Haskell County
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vivian, with the one closest to Vivian listed first.
    • Dustin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Lamar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Wetumka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vivian, with the one closest to Vivian listed first.
    • Council Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
      • Council Hill is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Hill <1>
    • Wainwright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright
      • Wainwright is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wainwright <1>
    • Oktaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Porum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Boynton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boynton <1>
    • Warner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Simms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
    • Beland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Okfuskee County
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vivian, with the one closest to Vivian listed first.
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salem
      • From Vivian to Salem
    • Hoffman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <1>
    • Grayson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Henryetta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
      • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <1>
    • Spelter City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Coalton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Schulter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schulter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schulter
      • Schulter is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schulter <1>
    • Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Okmulgee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okmulgee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okmulgee
      • Okmulgee is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okmulgee <1>
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vivian, with the one closest to Vivian listed first.
    • Sams Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Canadian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
      • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <1>
    • Indianola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <1>
    • Longtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Crowder
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
      • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <1>
    • Carlton Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristow Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bug Tussle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Blocker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Krebs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • McAlester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Alderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Vivian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vivian.

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

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

  • Evans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hutton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Mellette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mellette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mellette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mellette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mellette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mellette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Polk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Remsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawson Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • McIntosh Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McDougal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDougal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDougal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Vivian in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vivian.

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

  • Morris
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Muskogee County

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

Newspapers Published in Vivian ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vivian.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vivian, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vivian.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Vivian:

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

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

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 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.
<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 Vivian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Vivian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vivian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2896, Longitude: -95.7162    









 

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