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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 Wade (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 Wade. 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 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.

Wade is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Wade)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
    • Albany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bennington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
    • Bokchito
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
      • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <1>
    • Yuba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County
    • Yarnaby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
    • Kemp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Armstrong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Achille
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
      • Achille is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <1>
    • Caddo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Durant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hendrix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendrix <1>
    • Calera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
    • Bentley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
    • Caney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lone Pine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
    • Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Farris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tushka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
    • Boswell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Soper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
    • Telephone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ivanhoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Carson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ridings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Mulberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Boyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ravenna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Allens Chapel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Allen Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Bonham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <1>
    • Dodd City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
    • Bells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Red River City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Denison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Twin City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
    • Direct
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Garretts Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Razor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
      • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Petty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <1>
    • Sumner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <1>
    • Caviness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Brookston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <1>
    • Hopewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Chicota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Toco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Toco is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people

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

Newspapers Published in Wade ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wade.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wade, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wade.

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 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 Wade:

Cemeteries Near Wade ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wade.

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

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

  • Wade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Julius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Julius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julius Cemetery
  • Old Elwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Elwood Cemetery
  • Blue Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Branch Cemetery
  • Elwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
  • Arch Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arch Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arch Chapel Cemetery
  • McGee Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Springs Cemetery
  • Labors Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Labors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Labors Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Bokchito Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bokchito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bokchito Cemetery
  • Bigsby Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigsby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Burris Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burris Cemetery
    • Wolf Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Bettis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bettis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bettis 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.<5>

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

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

  • Elwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Duplex
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Telephone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monkstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Ivanhoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lamasco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Direct
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
  • Mulberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Selfs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Ravenna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lannius
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lannius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
    • Lannius is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Bonham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Bonham is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Windom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Windom is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <1>
    • Maxey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
      • Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Honey Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wade. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8885, Longitude: -96.0807    
<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 Wade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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