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 Kiomatia (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 Kiomatia. 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.
Kiomatia is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.
Below are the counties that are near Kiomatia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kiomatia:
- Red River County (The home county of Kiomatia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiomatia, with the one closest to Kiomatia listed first.
- Kanawha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Addielou
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bagwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Acworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Annona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiomatia, with the one closest to Kiomatia listed first.
- Pin Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Novice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Arthur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Midcity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Powderly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Chicota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sylvan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Hinckley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiomatia, with the one closest to Kiomatia listed first.
- Frogville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Swink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Towson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sawyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hugo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Spencerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Soper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiomatia, with the one closest to Kiomatia listed first.
- Valliant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
- Garvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rufe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wright City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ringold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Idabel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
- Holly Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Broken Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiomatia, with the one closest to Kiomatia listed first.
- Corinne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Corinne is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Oleta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oleta is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
- Belzoni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
- Rattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
- Ethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kiomatia, see our County-by-County Page for Kiomatia.
Cemeteries Near Kiomatia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kiomatia.
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 Kiomatia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kiomatia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kiomatia, with the one closest to Kiomatia listed first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frogville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Missionary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oaks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tuggle Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Valliant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swink Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Everidge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Kiomatia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kiomatia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kiomatia, with the one closest to Kiomatia listed first.
- Kanawha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bagwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Powderly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chicota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sylvan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Hinckley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Givens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 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 Kiomatia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kiomatia.
Newspapers Published in Kiomatia ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kiomatia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kiomatia, 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 Kiomatia.
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 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 Kiomatia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Red River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lamar 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> | 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- Kiomatia) 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 Kiomatia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |