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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wakita is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Harper (KS), Sumner (KS), Alfalfa, Garfield & Kay.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Wakita)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wakita, with the one closest to Wakita listed first.
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Medford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Renfrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
      • Renfrow is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Pond Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nash
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
    • Deer Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <1>
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Salt Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
  • Alfalfa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wakita, with the one closest to Wakita listed first.
    • Vining
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <1>
    • Amorita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
      • Amorita is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <1>
    • Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Cherokee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ingersoll
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
      • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
    • Goltry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
    • Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
    • Lambert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Yewed
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wakita, with the one closest to Wakita listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <1>
    • Kremlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <1>
    • Hunter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
    • Carrier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier
      • Carrier is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier <1>
    • North Enid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
      • North Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Kay County
    • Nardin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nardin
      • Nardin is located in Kay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nardin <1>
  • Barber County (KS)
    • Hazelton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Harper County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wakita, with the one closest to Wakita listed first.
    • Bluff City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Waldron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Anthony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
      • Anthony is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <1>
    • Freeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Danville has also been known as:
      • Coalville
    • Harper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <1>
    • Attica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <1>
    • Crisfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County (KS)
  • Sumner County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wakita, with the one closest to Wakita listed first.
    • Doster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Caldwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Corbin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Argonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hunnewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • South Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wakita ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakita.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wakita. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wakita and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wakita.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Wakita.

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 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 Wakita:

Cemeteries Near Wakita ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakita.

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

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

  • Wakita Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gibbon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbon Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
  • Manchester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
  • Medford Mennonite Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medford Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medford Mennonite Cemetery
  • St. Mary Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Richland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wakita had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Wakita had a population of 327 people.

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

  • Medford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Bluff City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Metcalf
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Sumner County (KS)
  • Renfrow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Renfrow is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Pond Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Doster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Doster is located in Sumner County (KS)
  • Anthony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in Harper County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <1>
  • Ruella
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
    • Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
  • Jet
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
    • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <1>
  • Caldwell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeport
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Harper County (KS)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kremlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <1>
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Driftwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
      • Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wakita. 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- Wakita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wakita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8833, Longitude: -97.9232    
<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 Wakita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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