A visit to the Atwood 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 Atwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atwood Cemetery:
34.9781, -96.3461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atwood Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.
The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies just to the north northwest of the Atwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atwood 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 Atwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glory Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory Cemetery
- Cedar River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar River Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River Cemetery
- Calvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Calvin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98088 <5>
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Buchner Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holdenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Shawnego Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shawnego Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnego Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Saktehke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Saktehke Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saktehke Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Hill Top Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- McCaybe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The McCaybe Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaybe Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Gerty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Gerty Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holdenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Sasakwa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gerty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gerty is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Citra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Citra is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
- Yeager
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Non
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Non is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
- Stuart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wewoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Francis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Wetumka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Byng
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lula is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
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 Atwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hughes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Atwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ashland
- Atwood
- Calvin
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Atwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Sasakwa
- Stuart
- Wetumka
- Wewoka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Atwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Hughes 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 Atwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1089753 (Atwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1089753 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: Hughes
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calvin West
- Location given for Atwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9781426 Lon: -96.3461192
- 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 Hughes, 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 from Point A (ie- Atwood 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. |