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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 West Cleo (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 West Cleo. 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 West Cleo ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Cleo: W. Cleo

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 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.

West Cleo is located in Major 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 Major County: Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Woods & Woodward.

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

  • Major County     (The home county of West Cleo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Cleo, with the one closest to West Cleo listed first.
    • Cleo Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs
      • Cleo Springs is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleo Springs <2>
    • Orienta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ringwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <2>
    • Isabella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meno
      • Meno is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meno <2>
    • Ames
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Phroso ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
      • Phroso is located in Major County
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alfalfa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Cleo, with the one closest to West Cleo listed first.
    • Aline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carmen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
    • Lambert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Yewed
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
    • Goltry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
    • Cherokee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ingersoll
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
      • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
    • Vining
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Cleo, with the one closest to West Cleo listed first.
    • Longdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Okeene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
    • Southard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hitchcock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
      • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <2>
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Cleo, with the one closest to West Cleo listed first.
    • Lahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
      • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <2>
    • Drummond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <2>
    • Carrier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier
      • Carrier is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier <2>
    • Hillsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
  • Grant County
    • Nash
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
  • Kingfisher County
    • Lacey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Woods County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Cleo, with the one closest to West Cleo listed first.
    • Dacoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hopeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynoka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
      • Waynoka is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <2>
    • Avard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
      • Avard is located in Woods County
    • Alva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <2>

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

Newspapers Published in West Cleo ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cleo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Cleo, 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 West Cleo.

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 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 West Cleo:

Cemeteries Near West Cleo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Cleo.

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 West Cleo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cleo Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleo Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleo Springs Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
  • Square Cedar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Square Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Square Cedar Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • North Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aline Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Eastern Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Star Cemetery
  • Eagle Chief Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cheyenne Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheyenne Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheyenne Valley Cemetery
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Free Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Home Cemetery
    • Solf Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 West Cleo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Cleo.

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

  • Aline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carwile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carwile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
    • Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
  • Isabella
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
  • Homestead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Blaine County
  • Okeene
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cantonment ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
    • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
  • Jet
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
    • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
  • Cherokee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Waynoka
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
    • Waynoka is located in Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <2>
  • Parvin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Heman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
      • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Lacey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Alva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Cleo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Cleo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Cleo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4056, Longitude: -98.4654       In this case, the coordinates for West Cleo 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 West Cleo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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