A few of my ancestors settled in Indian Territory (now northeastern Oklahoma) in the late 1870s. I occasionally find them mentioned in archived papers. My 2xGGrand-Uncle Ackley, for one.
But mostly I just plain enjoy seeing familiar surnames from the Cooweescoowee District of Cherokee Nation. Surnames I still see in papers today. Descendants of people who once lived in towns that are no longer bustling. Do they know their family's history, I wonder?