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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 Washington (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 Washington. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.

Washington is located in McClain County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McClain County: Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.

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

  • McClain County     (The home county of Washington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Goldsby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cole
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Purcell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Criner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Criner is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
    • Dibble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Payne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Payne is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Blanchard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wayne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newcastle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Byars
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Canadian County
    • Mustang
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Noble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Slaughterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Lexington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Maguire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Hall Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Etowah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Moore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Little Axe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Erin Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Wallville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
    • Paoli
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Whitebead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
      • Whitebead has also been known as:
      • White Bead
    • Pauls Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmore City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Bradley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridge Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Tabler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Alex
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Amber
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tuttle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chickasha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cox City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
    • East Ninnekah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
    • Ninnekah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pocasset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Agawam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Agawam is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
    • Norge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Valley Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Wheatland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Capitol Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Del City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Midway Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
    • Oklahoma City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Smith Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Midwest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Newalla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Tribbey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Pink
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Wanette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Macomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • Bethel Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people

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

Cemeteries Near Washington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Washington - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Washington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dibble Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Noble IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dripping Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lexington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Willow View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Independence Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Blanchard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Noble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Norman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • Newcastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Denver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Denver is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Etowah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Moore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Eason
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
  • Stella
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stella is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Oklahoma City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Anderson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Washington ...

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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Washington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Washington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Washington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Washington.

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 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 Washington:

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 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.
<3>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 Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.