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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 Whitefield (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 Whitefield. 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 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.

Whitefield is located in Haskell 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 Haskell County: Latimer, Le Flore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg & Sequoyah.

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

  • Haskell County     (The home county of Whitefield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitefield, with the one closest to Whitefield listed first.
    • Hoyt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stigler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler
      • Stigler is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stigler <1>
    • Enterprise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kinta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinta
      • Kinta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinta <1>
    • Sans Bois
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sans Bois. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sans Bois
      • From Whitefield to Sans Bois
    • Lequire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tamaha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
      • Tamaha is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • McCurtain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
      • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <1>
    • Keota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Keota is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <1>
  • Latimer County
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitefield, with the one closest to Whitefield listed first.
    • Bokoshe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
      • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <1>
    • Cowlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
      • Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Fanshawe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Flore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitefield, with the one closest to Whitefield listed first.
    • Duchess Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
    • Texanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
    • Shady Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
    • Eufaula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Onapa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Checotah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rentiesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentiesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentiesville
      • Rentiesville is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentiesville <1>
    • Carters Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stidham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Vivian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Richardsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitefield, with the one closest to Whitefield listed first.
    • Porum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porum
      • Porum is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porum <1>
    • Simms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
    • Warner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Warner is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <1>
    • Webbers Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • River Bottom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
      • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Sour John
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
      • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
    • Oktaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha
      • Oktaha is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oktaha <1>
    • Braggs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
      • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <1>
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Pittsburg County
  • Sequoyah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitefield, with the one closest to Whitefield listed first.
    • Gore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
      • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <1>
    • Carlisle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
      • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <1>
    • Redbird Smith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
      • Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
    • McKey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
      • McKey is located in Sequoyah County
    • Brent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
      • Brent is located in Sequoyah County
    • Paradise Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Box
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinhook Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
      • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
    • Marble City Community
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
      • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
    • Sallisaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwight Mission
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Whitefield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitefield.

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

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

  • Whitefield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Starr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vance Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briartown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briartown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briartown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Starr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoyt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McClure Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stigler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stigler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Lona Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lona Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hi Early Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hi Early Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hi Early Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

  • Martin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Muskogee County

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

Newspapers Published in Whitefield ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitefield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitefield, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitefield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Whitefield:

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

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

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 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.
<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>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 Whitefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whitefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2527, Longitude: -95.2372    









 

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