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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 Wickliffe (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 Wickliffe. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wickliffe is located in Mayes 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 Mayes County: Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Rogers & Wagoner.

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

  • Mayes County     (The home county of Wickliffe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wickliffe, with the one closest to Wickliffe listed first.
    • Pump Back
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pump Back is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
    • Salina
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hoot Owl
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Rose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spavinaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Strang
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Snake Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Iron Post
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
    • Sams Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Langley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wickliffe, with the one closest to Wickliffe listed first.
    • Chewey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Chewey is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
    • Chance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chance is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
    • Proctor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wickliffe, with the one closest to Wickliffe listed first.
    • Peggs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gideon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gideon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Moodys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scraper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Scraper is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
    • Lost City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Shady Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Hulbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tahlequah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Briggs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Briggs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Eldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wickliffe, with the one closest to Wickliffe listed first.
    • Ketchum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Big Cabin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Vinita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wickliffe, with the one closest to Wickliffe listed first.
    • Old Eucha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
    • Tagg Flats
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
    • Bull Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
    • Leach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leach is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
    • Rocky Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Eucha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Eucha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
    • Twin Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
    • Kansas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cloud Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
    • Brush Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Nowata County
    • New Alluwe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Ottawa County
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wickliffe, with the one closest to Wickliffe listed first.
    • Bushyhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Chelsea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Foyil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Justice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Sequoyah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Tiawah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Inola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Claremore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Verdigris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
  • Wagoner County
    • Wagoner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wickliffe, with the one closest to Wickliffe listed first.
    • Maysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Cherokee City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City

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

Cemeteries Near Wickliffe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wickliffe.

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

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

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

  • Ross Mayes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bryan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Benge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spavinaw Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Alberty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvalier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McLain Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Graham Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wright Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located
      • The Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wright Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #945048 <2>

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

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

  • Keith
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Maysville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Cherokee City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City

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

Newspapers Published in Wickliffe ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wickliffe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wickliffe, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wickliffe.

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 Wickliffe:

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 Wickliffe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wickliffe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.