A visit to the Abney Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Abney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abney Cemetery:
34.7823, -97.0247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Abney Cemetery is located in Garvin County<2>.
The county seat for Garvin County is located in Pauls Valley. Pauls Valley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Abney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Abney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clabber Flats Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McGee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Stratford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1419634 <5>
- Byars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Civit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Civit Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civit Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Corley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
- New Johnsonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Midland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
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- Blue Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- State School Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Iona Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Lightning Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Abney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stratford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pauls Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wynnewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wanette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oil Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Paoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Asher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitebead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fitzhugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Wayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
- Konawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Abney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garvin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Abney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Asher
- Asher lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Abney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Asher.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Byars
- Fitzhugh
- Maysville
- Paoli
- Pauls Valley
- Roff
- Roff lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Abney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
- Sacred Heart
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sulphur
- Tribbey
- Wanette
- Wayne
- Wynnewood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Abney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Garvin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Abney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1089513 (Abney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1089513 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Garvin
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Byars
- Location given for Abney Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7823047 Lon: -97.0247425
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garvin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Abney Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |