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Nearest Communities to Watova,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Watova, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Watova:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Watova.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Watova is located in Nowata County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nowata County: Labette (KS), Montgomery (KS), Craig, Rogers & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 89 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Watova. Of these communities, 75 are located in counties other than Nowata County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Watova (which is Nowata County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Watova

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Nowata County   (where Watova resides)
    • County Seat for Nowata:   Nowata
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watova   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watova.
      • Nowata
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Coodys Bluff
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alluwe
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Alluwe is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alluwe
      • New Alluwe
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Delaware
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Glenoak
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenoak is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenoak
      • Childers
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Childers is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers
      • Ruthdale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Ruthdale is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthdale
      • Lenapah
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sanders
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elliott
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Elliott is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Wann
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Noxie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Noxie is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxie
      • South Coffeyville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Craig County
    • County Seat for Craig:   Vinita
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watova   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watova.
      • Bowlin Spring
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Bowlin Spring is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Spring
      • Sunsweet
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Sunsweet is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
      • Estella
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Estella is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
      • Centralia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Centralia is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • White Oak
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • White Oak is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • Big Cabin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Vinita
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hollow
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cocklebur Flat
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Cocklebur Flat is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocklebur Flat
      • Cornatzar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Cornatzar is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzar
      • Kelso
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Kelso is located in Craig County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Mayes County
  • Osage County
    • County Seat for Osage:   Pawhuska
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watova   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watova.
      • Torpedo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Torpedo is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
      • Wolco
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Wolco is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolco
      • Avant
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fite
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Fite is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite
      • Skiatook
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woolaroc
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Woolaroc is located in Osage County
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      • Nichols
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Nichols is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Okesa
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Okesa is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okesa
      • Barnsdall
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Gilland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Gilland is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilland
      • Hulah
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hulah is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulah
      • Tallant
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Tallant is located in Osage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallant
  • Rogers County
    • County Website:   https://www.rogerscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Rogers:   Claremore
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watova   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watova.
      • Jamestown
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Talala
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Winganon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Winganon is located in Rogers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winganon
      • Edgewater Acres
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Edgewater Acres is located in Rogers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Acres
      • Oologah
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Oowala
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Oowala is located in Rogers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oowala
      • Chelsea
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hisle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Hisle is located in Rogers County
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      • Howard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Howard is located in Rogers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Elba
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Elba is located in Rogers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Bushyhead
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
      • Foyil
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Catale
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Catale is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catale
        • Sageeyah
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Sageeyah is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageeyah
        • Sequoyah
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Degroat
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Degroat is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degroat
        • Claremore
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Keetonville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Keetonville is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetonville
        • Limestone
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Limestone is located in Rogers County
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        • Justice
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Justice is located in Rogers County
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        • Valley Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
        • Harmony Star
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Harmony Star is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Star
        • Tiawah
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
        • Verdigris
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
        • McFarlin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • McFarlin is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlin
        • Catoosa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Tiger
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Tiger is located in Rogers County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
  • Tulsa County
  • Wagoner County
  • Washington County
  • Montgomery County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Watova) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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