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 Arthur City (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 Arthur City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Arthur City is located in Lamar County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Arthur City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arthur City:
- Lamar County (The home county of Arthur City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Midcity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Chicota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powderly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Razor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Razor is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
- Novice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Caviness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Pin Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Belk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Garretts Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Delta County
- Lake Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Allen Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Allens Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Honey Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Telephone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Kanawha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Addielou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bagwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Halesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Atoka County (OK)
- Lone Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Atoka County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Frogville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Sawyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Soper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Towson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Spencerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swink
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Valliant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rufe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
- Millerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Belzoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
- Rattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Oleta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oleta is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
- Antlers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corinne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corinne is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arthur City, see our County-by-County Page for Arthur City.
Cemeteries Near Arthur City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arthur City.
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 Arthur City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arthur City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chicota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1292756 <2>
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sweet Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Casey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newbether Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reid Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arthur City had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arthur City, with the one closest to Arthur City listed first.
- Chicota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powderly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Emberson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
- Givens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kanawha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Sylvan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maxey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Direct
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arthur City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arthur City.
Newspapers Published in Arthur City ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arthur City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arthur City, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arthur City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Arthur City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Red River County
- Atoka County
- Choctaw County
- McCurtain County
- Pushmataha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Arthur City, 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- Arthur City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |