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 Watts Community (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 Watts Community. 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 Watts Community ...
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 occur.
While the name of this community is Watts Community, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Watts Community may originally have been Watt's Community.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Watts Community might be written as Watt Community.
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 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.
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.
Watts Community is located in Adair 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 Adair County: Benton (AR), Crawford (AR), Washington (AR), Cherokee, Delaware & Sequoyah.
Below are the counties that are near Watts Community. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watts Community:
- Adair County (The home county of Watts Community)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Ballard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Addielee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Christie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Chewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Peavine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- West Peavine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stilwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Scraper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Eldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Briggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Welling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moodys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tahlequah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tenkiller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Park Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Carters Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Gideon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gideon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dripping Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Flint Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Colcord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Leach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bull Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Rose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Trident
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Gentry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Springtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Cherokee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highfill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highfill is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Mason Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Gallatin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Cave Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Stop ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Anna ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Lee Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Natural Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Cincinnati
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Summers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rickert is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Viney Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Dutch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Canehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Prairie Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Skylight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Watts Community, see our County-by-County Page for Watts Community.
Cemeteries Near Watts Community ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watts Community.
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 Watts Community - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watts Community covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Baptist Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lacie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sixkiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixkiller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sixkiller Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Chance and Watts. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Chance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99537 <4>
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foreman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crittenden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beatty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Watts Community in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Watts Community.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watts Community, with the one closest to Watts Community listed first.
- Cincinnati
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Trident
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Summers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Sexton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rickert is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Flint ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dutch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Viney Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Robinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watts Community. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watts Community.
Newspapers Published in Watts Community ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watts Community.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watts Community, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watts Community.
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 helpful 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 Watts Community:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Adair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Delaware County
- Mayes County
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Watts Community) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Chance and Watts. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 Watts Community, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |