A visit to the Arapaho 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 Arapaho Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arapaho Cemetery:
35.5656, -98.9520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arapaho Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arapaho Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.
The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies just to the northwest of the Arapaho Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arapaho Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Arapaho Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arapaho Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clinton Indian Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cabaniss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss Cemetery
- John Old Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
- Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Sare Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sare Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sare Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Parkersburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Parkersburg Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Schultz Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
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- Guy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- South Cedar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cedar Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cedar Cemetery
- Vicksburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Vicksburg Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union - Hatchett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Arapaho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arapaho Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arapaho
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Custer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bessie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Foss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Cordell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Cordell is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
- New Cordell has also been known as:
- Cordell
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
- Burns Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hydro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Putnam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Colony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hammon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Arapaho Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arapaho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arapaho
- Bessie
- Burns Flat
- Butler
- Canute
- Clinton
- Colony
- Custer City
- Dill City
- Eakly
- Elk City
- Fay
- Fay lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Arapaho Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Foss lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Arapaho Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
- Oakwood
- Putnam
- Rocky
- Rocky lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Arapaho Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rocky.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
- Thomas
- Weatherford
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 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 Arapaho Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Custer 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 Arapaho Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1089677 (Arapaho Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1089677 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: Custer
- Est. Elev: 486 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinton
- Location given for Arapaho Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5656052 Lon: -98.9520302
- 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 Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Arapaho 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |