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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 Wellston (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 Wellston. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wellston is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Wellston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellston, with the one closest to Wellston listed first.
    • Ingram
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Warwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Fallis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Carney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chandler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jacktown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Sparks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tryon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Meeker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Davenport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Parkland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Agra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Kendrick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Creek County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellston, with the one closest to Wellston listed first.
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Langston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Guthrie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Lawrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Okfuskee County
    • Paden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellston, with the one closest to Wellston listed first.
    • Luther
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
    • Harrah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
    • Choctaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newalla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Nicoma Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Spencer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Midwest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
    • Forest Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellston, with the one closest to Wellston listed first.
    • Vinco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Cottingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Perkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Ripley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stillwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • North Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellston, with the one closest to Wellston listed first.
    • Aydelotte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
    • McLoud
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>
    • Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Bellemont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Johnson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Shawnee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
    • Bethel Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Tecumseh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Wellston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellston.

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 Wellston - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wellston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Newby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Star Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Iowa Mission Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Forest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McCorkle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rossville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wellston had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wellston had a population of 777 people.

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

  • Ingram
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Warwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Chandler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Arcadia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Davenport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Parkland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Choctaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Langston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkins
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lakeview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Bellemont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wellston ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellston.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wellston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wellston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wellston.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Wellston.

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 Wellston:

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>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 Wellston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wellston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.