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 Wildcat 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 Wildcat 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 Wildcat 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 Wildcat Point: Wildcat Pt.
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 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.
Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Adair, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.
Below are the counties that are near Wildcat Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildcat Point:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Wildcat Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Pettit Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Barber
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Carters Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Pettit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Tenkiller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Keys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Cookson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Park Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Welling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zeb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Rocky Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Wauhillau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Bunch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Greasy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Cherry Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Proctor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stilwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Peavine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Christie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Flint Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Leach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Twin Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Haskell County
- Tamaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Cedar Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Iron Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Post is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Snake Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Ballou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ballou is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Sour John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Braggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- River Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Webbers Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bacone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Wybark
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Muskogee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Simms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simms is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Sequoyah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Evening Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Flute Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Box
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Marble City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Redbird Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- Dwight Mission
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Pinhook Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Marble City Community
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Vian
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Gore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Mallard Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Okay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Anchor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Wagoner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Barcelona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Stop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Natural Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Dutch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Summers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Skylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Cincinnati
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Canehill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildcat Point, see our County-by-County Page for Wildcat Point.
Cemeteries Near Wildcat Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildcat 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 Wildcat Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildcat Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Pettit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cookson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Tahlequah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99416 <3>
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Mission Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worcester Mission Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Tahlequah.
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875435 <3>
- Park Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philipps Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wildcat Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wildcat Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildcat Point, with the one closest to Wildcat Point listed first.
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Seven Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Tolu
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Dutch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Sexton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Barcelona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Stop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Summers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Cincinnati
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildcat Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildcat Point.
Newspapers Published in Wildcat 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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildcat Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildcat Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildcat Point.
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 Wildcat Point:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Haskell County
- Mayes County
- Muskogee County
- Sequoyah County
- Wagoner County
- Crawford County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wildcat Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wildcat Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |