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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 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 doctors and hospitals 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
      • Midcity is located in Lamar County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Maxey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
      • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Razor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
      • Razor is located in Lamar County
    • Novice
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Hinckley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
      • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Caviness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County
    • Pin Hook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
    • Garretts Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
    • Hopewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
    • Sumner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <1>
    • Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Delta County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
    • Allens Chapel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
    • Honey Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
    • Addielou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
    • Detroit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Bagwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County
  • Atoka County (OK)
    • Lone Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County (OK)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Sawyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
    • Virgil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Soper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
      • Soper is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <1>
    • Fort Towson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
    • Apple
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
      • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <1>
    • Rufe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Slim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Millerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
    • Rattan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
      • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <1>
    • Ethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
    • Oleta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
    • Antlers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
      • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <1>
    • Corinne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
      • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arthur City, see our County-by-County Page for 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Durant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durant Cemetery
  • Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlejohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlejohn Cemetery
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Long Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
  • Sweet Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Casey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
  • Newbether Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newbether Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newbether Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Crosley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • New Macedonia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Macedonia Cemetery
    • Reid Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
    • Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springs Cemetery

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
  • Emberson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emberson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County
  • Givens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Givens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
    • Givens is located in Lamar County
  • Sumner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <1>
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Reno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Woodland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Red River County
  • Kanawha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County
  • Sylvan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
  • Blossom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Maxey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
      • Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Direct
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
      • Direct is located in Lamar County
    • Manchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Red River County

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.

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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>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.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Arthur City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthur City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8704, Longitude: -95.5063       In this case, the coordinates for Arthur City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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