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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 Canadian Shores (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 Canadian Shores. 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.

Name Variations for Canadian Shores ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Canadian Shores: Canadian Shrs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Canadian Shores is located in Pittsburg County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pittsburg County: Atoka, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, McIntosh & Pushmataha.

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

  • Pittsburg County     (The home county of Canadian Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Sams Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Point
      • Sams Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • Indianola
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <2>
    • Canadian
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
      • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <2>
    • Crowder
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
      • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <2>
    • Bristow Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
      • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • Bug Tussle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
    • Carlton Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Landing
      • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County
    • Blocker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Longtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Krebs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <2>
    • McAlester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Alderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
      • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <2>
    • Chambers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
    • Hoyt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kinta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinta
      • Kinta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinta <2>
    • Whitefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Dustin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Lamar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Stuart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetumka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Horntown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Latimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Gowen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Degnan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
      • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Wilburton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Vivian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in McIntosh County
    • Hanna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <2>
    • Carters Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corner
      • Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
    • Eufaula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stidham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Onapa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
      • Onapa is located in McIntosh County
      • Onapa has also been known as:
      • Bond
    • Texanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
    • Richardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
      • Richardsville is located in McIntosh County
    • Hitchita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchita
      • Hitchita is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchita <2>
    • Checotah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Duchess Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
    • Rentiesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentiesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentiesville
      • Rentiesville is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentiesville <2>
    • Shady Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Council Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
      • Council Hill is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Hill <2>
    • Porum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porum
      • Porum is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porum <2>
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Weleetka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pharoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Clearview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian Shores, with the one closest to Canadian Shores listed first.
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
    • Hoffman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Dewar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <2>
    • Grayson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Henryetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
      • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <2>
    • Spelter City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Coalton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
    • Schulter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schulter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schulter
      • Schulter is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schulter <2>
    • Morris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Canadian Shores ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canadian Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canadian Shores, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canadian Shores.

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 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 Canadian Shores:

Cemeteries Near Canadian Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canadian Shores.

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

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

  • Indianola Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indianola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indianola Cemetery
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • McDougal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDougal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDougal Cemetery
  • Old Mellette Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mellette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mellette Cemetery
  • New Mellette Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mellette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mellette Cemetery
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
  • Washington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
  • Choate Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choate Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choate Prairie Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Massey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Scott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Ulan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulan Cemetery
    • Charles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cemetery

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

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Canadian Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canadian Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1748, Longitude: -95.7403       In this case, the coordinates for Canadian Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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