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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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...

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.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Point.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

West Point is located in Payne 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 Payne County: Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Noble & Pawnee.

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

  • Payne County     (The home county of West Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
    • Glencoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yost
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Cartoco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Yale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Stillwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ripley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cushing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Schlegel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Cottingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • North Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Perkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
    • Oilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Drumright
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Lawrence Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Shamrock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
    • Agra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Avery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Tryon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • South Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Parkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Carney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kendrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
    • Coyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Langston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Orlando
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
    • Morrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Petes Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Perry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
    • Osage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Osage is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Osage has also been known as:
      • Osage City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
    • Fairfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gray Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Hominy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Quay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Maramec
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pawnee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cody
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Jennings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Skedee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Hallett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Blackburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Terlton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ralston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people

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

Cemeteries Near West Point ...

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

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 West Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hopp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eberle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ingall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Maramec Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bend Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunkin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.<3>

While we didn't find West Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Point.

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

  • Ingalls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Pawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stillwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jennings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Perkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Cleveland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Black Bear
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Parkland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Perry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse

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

Newspapers Published in West Point ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Point.

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

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 either 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 Point:

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 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.
<3>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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.