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 Willow View (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 Willow View. 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 Willow View ...
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 Willow View: Willow Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Willow View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow View.
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 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.
Willow View is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Canadian, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Willow View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow View:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Willow View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maguire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Slaughterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Etowah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Axe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Hall Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Paoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Pauls Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Stratford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Erin Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
- Wynnewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elmore City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Alex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Purcell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Goldsby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Byars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cole is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Criner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Criner is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
- Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Dibble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Newalla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Valley Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Del City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Midwest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Choctaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
- Smith Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Nicoma Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Capitol Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Oil Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Tribbey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Wanette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bethel Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McLoud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Sacred Heart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Shawnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole County
- Konawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow View, see our County-by-County Page for Willow View.
Cemeteries Near Willow View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow View.
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 Willow View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Willow View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Banner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Denten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corbett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cropper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Red Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noble IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Willow View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow View, with the one closest to Willow View listed first.
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Eason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Romulus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Moore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Tecumseh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Sacred Heart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow View.
Newspapers Published in Willow View ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow View, 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 Willow View.
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 Willow View:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garvin County
- Grady County
- McClain County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Pottawatomie County
- Seminole 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> | 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 Willow View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |