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

Name Variations for Ward Springs ...

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

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

For example, a typical abbreviation for Ward Springs: Ward Spgs. (or less commonly used: Ward Spngs. or Ward Sprngs.)

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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

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

Ward Springs is located in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County: Atoka, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, McIntosh & Pushmataha.

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

  • Pittsburg County     (The home county of Ward Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward Springs, with the one closest to Ward Springs listed first.
    • Ashland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Haywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Kiowa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Savanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chambers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • McAlester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Krebs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Alderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Arch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Bug Tussle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward Springs, with the one closest to Ward Springs listed first.
    • Wardville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <1>
    • Stringtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Atoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward Springs, with the one closest to Ward Springs listed first.
    • Centrahoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <1>
    • Coalgate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Lehigh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <1>
    • Tupelo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <1>
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward Springs, with the one closest to Ward Springs listed first.
    • Stuart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Non
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Gerty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Calvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Atwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <1>
    • Citra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Horntown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Spaulding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Holdenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeager
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • McIntosh County
    • Hanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward Springs, with the one closest to Ward Springs listed first.
    • Allen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Lula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
    • Stonewall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pushmataha County
    • Adel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
  • Seminole County
    • Sasakwa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Ward Springs ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ward Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ward Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ward Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ward Springs:

Cemeteries Near Ward Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ward Springs.

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

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

  • Ward Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Springs Cemetery
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Bohannon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohannon Cemetery
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
  • Harpers Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
  • White Chimney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chimney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chimney Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Christian Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Arpelar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arpelar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arpelar Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Wardville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wardville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wardville Cemetery

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ward Springs. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ward Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ward Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8112, Longitude: -96.0222       In this case, the coordinates for Ward Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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