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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 West Tulsa (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 Tulsa. 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 Tulsa ...

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.

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

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.

West Tulsa is located in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County: Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Wagoner & Washington.

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

  • Tulsa County     (The home county of West Tulsa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • Garden City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Tulsa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Kengle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Oakhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Turley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Prattville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Jenks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sperry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Broken Arrow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lotsee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Glenpool
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bixby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • Sapulpa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiefer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kellyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mounds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mannford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Slick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Muskogee County
    • Haskell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • Winchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Beggs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
    • Skiatook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Prue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wild Horse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Avant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Osage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Indian Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Hominy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnsdall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • Leroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Shady Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Mule Barn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
    • Oak Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Westport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Terlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • Catoosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Limestone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Valley Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Verdigris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Gregory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Claremore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Inola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tiawah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Justice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Oologah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sequoyah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • New Tulsa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
    • Fair Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Coweta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonebluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
    • Redbird
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stones Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Tulsa, with the one closest to West Tulsa listed first.
    • Vera
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near West Tulsa ...

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

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

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

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

  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clinton Oaks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Perryman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Oakhurst.
    • The Meadowbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Meadowbrook Perpetural Care
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157701 <2>
  • Hellard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tullahassee Creek Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rosencutter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Dunstans Episcopal Church
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Grayson - Perryman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson - Perryman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grayson - Perryman Cemetery is located in Tulsa.
      • The Grayson - Perryman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grayson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260219 <2>
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Post Oak Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Prattville.
      • The Post Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99297 <2>
    • Little Ca Sita Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Leroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Wild Horse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
  • Cleveland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hominy
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of West Tulsa ...

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 198 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Tulsa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of West Tulsa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of West Tulsa and those printed in the larger area surrounding West Tulsa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of West Tulsa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 West Tulsa:

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 Tulsa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Tulsa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.