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 Medill (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 Medill. 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 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.
Medill 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 Medill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Medill:
- Lamar County (The home county of Medill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Novice
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Pin Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Midcity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Sun Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hinckley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Blossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Chicota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Lake Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Enloe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- Allen Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Addielou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Kanawha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bagwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Halesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bogata
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Frogville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Fort Towson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Swink
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apple
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Soper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Valliant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
- Rufe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pushmataha County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Belzoni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
- Corinne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Corinne is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Oleta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oleta is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
- Rattan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Medill, see our County-by-County Page for Medill.
Cemeteries Near Medill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Medill.
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 Medill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Medill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Springhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sikes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newbether Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Egypt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knights of Honor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Medill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Medill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Medill, with the one closest to Medill listed first.
- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Arthur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Givens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Blossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Kanawha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Chicota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pattonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Emberson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Medill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Medill.
Newspapers Published in Medill ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Medill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Medill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Medill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Medill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Red River 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> | 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 Medill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Medill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |