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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ochiltree. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ochiltree to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ochiltree, please Contact Us.

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 Ochiltree (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 Ochiltree. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Ochiltree is historic, it would have been located within present day Ochiltree 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 Ochiltree County: Beaver (OK), Texas (OK), Hansford, Lipscomb & Roberts.

Below are the counties that are near Ochiltree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ochiltree:

  • Ochiltree County     (The home county of Ochiltree)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ochiltree, with the one closest to Ochiltree listed first.
    • Perryton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Farnsworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Waka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hansford County
    • Spearman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lipscomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ochiltree, with the one closest to Ochiltree listed first.
    • Booker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
      • Booker is located in Lipscomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booker <2>
    • Timms City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timms City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timms City
      • Timms City is located in Lipscomb County
    • Locust Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Lipscomb County
    • Darrouzett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darrouzett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrouzett
      • Darrouzett is located in Lipscomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darrouzett <2>
    • Lipscomb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Lipscomb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipscomb <2>
  • Beaver County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ochiltree, see our County-by-County Page for Ochiltree.

Newspapers Published in Ochiltree ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ochiltree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ochiltree, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ochiltree.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ochiltree:

Cemeteries Near Ochiltree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ochiltree.

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 Ochiltree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ochiltree, with the one closest to Ochiltree listed first.

  • Ochiltree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ochiltree Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the north of Perryton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochiltree Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Kiowa Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Heart Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
  • Blue Mound Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mound Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • View Point Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Kirby Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirby Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Range Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Range Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill 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.

Ochiltree itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ochiltree, with the one closest to Ochiltree listed first.

  • Parnell ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Roberts County
  • Timms City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timms City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timms City
    • Timms City is located in Lipscomb County
  • Hansford
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
    • Hansford is located in Hansford County
  • Elmwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Boyd
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Beaver County (OK)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ochiltree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ochiltree.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ochiltree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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- Ochiltree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ochiltree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2793, Longitude: -100.8115    
<6>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.




 

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