Our Genealogy Helper
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 Washunga (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 Washunga. 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 and 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.
Washunga is located in Kay 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 Kay County: Cowley (KS), Garfield, Grant, Noble & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Washunga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washunga:
- Kay County (The home county of Washunga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Kaw City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kildare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Newkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Ponca City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
- Chilocco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chilocco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Chilocco is located in Kay County
- Blackwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Blackwell is located in Kay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <1>
- Tonkawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Braman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
- Braman is located in Kay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <1>
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Marland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
- Marland is located in Noble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <1>
- Red Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Noble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <1>
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Webb City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Webb City is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Burbank is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <1>
- Shidler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shidler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shidler
- Shidler is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shidler <1>
- Little Chief
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
- Little Chief is located in Osage County
- McCord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- McCord is located in Osage County
- Grainola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Grainola is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Frankfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Osage County
- Foraker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Foraker is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Fairfax is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
- Gray Horse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
- Gray Horse is located in Osage County
- Pawhuska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <1>
- Skedee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
- Skedee is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Pawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Cedar Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <1>
- Hewins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
- Osro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Cowley County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Silverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Maple City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Parkerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
- Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Arkansas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moxham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moxham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Taussig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Taussig is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Hooser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Hooser is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tresham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tresham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Tresham is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Sumner County (KS)
- Geuda Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washunga, see our County-by-County Page for Washunga.
Cemeteries Near Washunga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washunga.
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 Washunga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Washunga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washunga Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burbank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burbank Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Longwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Longwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Ponca City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1736094 <5>
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
- 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.
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cooper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Washunga Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washunga Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newkirk Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponca City IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Drake Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairfax Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfax Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfax 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.<6>
While we didn't find Washunga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washunga.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washunga, with the one closest to Washunga listed first.
- Kildare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Newkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Ponca City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Gray Horse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
- Gray Horse is located in Osage County
- Maple City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Chilocco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chilocco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Chilocco is located in Kay County
- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Arkansas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Blackwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Blackwell is located in Kay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <1>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taussig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Taussig is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Tonkawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
- Hooser is located in Cowley County (KS)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washunga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washunga.
Newspapers Published in Washunga ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washunga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washunga, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washunga.
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 Washunga:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Kay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Noble County
- Osage County
- Pawnee County
- Chautauqua County
- Cowley County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washunga. 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> | 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- Washunga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washunga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7836, Longitude: -96.8381 In this case, the coordinates for Washunga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Washunga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |