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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 Redden (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 Redden. 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 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.

Redden is located in Atoka 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 Atoka County: Bryan, Choctaw, Coal, Johnston, Pittsburg & Pushmataha.

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

  • Atoka County     (The home county of Redden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redden, with the one closest to Redden listed first.
    • Daisy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stringtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wardville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <1>
    • Farris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
    • Atoka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
    • Tushka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Bentley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
    • Caney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redden, with the one closest to Redden listed first.
    • Coalgate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lehigh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <1>
    • Phillips
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Centrahoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <1>
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redden, with the one closest to Redden listed first.
    • Non
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Stuart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redden, with the one closest to Redden listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kiowa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Blanco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Arch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Savanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Chambers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Haywood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Alderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Haileyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartshorne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McAlester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redden, with the one closest to Redden listed first.
    • Adel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Eubanks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
      • Eubanks is located in Pushmataha County
    • Moyers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Antlers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Finley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Belzoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County

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

Newspapers Published in Redden ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redden, 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 Redden.

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 Redden:

Cemeteries Near Redden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redden.

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

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

  • Redden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redden Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jumbo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Home Cemetery
  • Billy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billy Cemetery
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wards Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wards Cemetery
  • Vivian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vivian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vivian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Stringtown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringtown Cemetery
    • Wells Street Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Street Cemetery
    • Zoraya Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoraya Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoraya Cemetery

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

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Redden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Redden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5065, Longitude: -95.8447       In this case, the coordinates for Redden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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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