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A visit to the Alva Municipal Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Alva Municipal Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alva Municipal Cemetery (FG ID #97863)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Alva Municipal Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alva Municipal Cemetery

Lat:   36.8065°   (36° 48' 23")

Lon:   -98.6853°   (-98° 41' 7")

The cemetery is located in Woods County<2>.

As an estimate, the Alva Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alva.

The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies just to the east southeast of the Alva Municipal Cemetery .

Establishment of the Alva Municipal Cemetery ...

The Alva Municipal Cemetery was established in 1893.

Name Variations for Alva Municipal Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Alva Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Alva City Cemetery
  • Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alva Municipal Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alva Municipal Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Alva Municipal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woods County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alva Municipal Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aetna - Historic
    • Aetna lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aetna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Aline
    • Aline lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aline.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Alva
    • Alva lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Amorita
    • Amorita lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amorita.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
  • Avard
    • Avard lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Burlington
  • Byron
    • Byron lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Capron
    • Capron lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Capron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Carmen
    • Carmen lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Dacoma
      • Dacoma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Alva Municipal Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dacoma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacoma
    • Freedom
    • Hardtner
    • Ingersoll
    • Waynoka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alva Municipal Cemetery:

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 Alva Municipal Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1089606  (Alva Municipal Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1089606 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Alva
    • County: Woods         Elev: 440
    • Location given for GNIS #1089606 (Alva Municipal Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97863

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woods, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alva Municipal Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8065, Longitude: -98.6853    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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