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A visit to the Ball 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 Ball Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Cemetery:

36.7606, -95.5389

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ball Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ball Cemetery is located in Nowata County<2>.

The county seat for Nowata County is located in Nowata. Nowata lies just to the southwest of the Ball Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ball Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ball Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riley Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
  • Secondine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Secondine Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondine Cemetery
  • Childers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Childers Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
  • Wolfe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Coodys Bluff.
  • Coker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Coker Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
  • Madden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Madden Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
  • McMains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The McMains Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMains Cemetery
  • Goodtraveler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Goodtraveler Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodtraveler Cemetery
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wells Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
    • Bezoin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bezoin Cemetery is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezoin Cemetery
    • Goose Neck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Goose Neck Cemetery is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Neck Cemetery
    • Mt. Washington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nowata Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nowata Memorial Cemetery is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nowata Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Nowata.
      • The Nowata Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98941 <5>
    • Family #12 Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Family #12 Cemetery is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family #12 Cemetery
    • Family #13 Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Family #13 Cemetery is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family #13 Cemetery
    • Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Nowata.
      • The Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries has also been known as:
      • Armstrong - Journeycake Cemetery
      • Bratcher Cemetery
      • Family No. 12 and 13 Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213742 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ball Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Coodys Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
  • Delaware
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nowata
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanders
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanders is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Lenapah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Alluwe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Watova
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Watova is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
  • Jamestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • South Coffeyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Chelsea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hogshooter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
  • Hollow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollow is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Talala
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglesby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Coffeyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bushyhead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Valeda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Valeda is located in Labette County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
    • Dewey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dewey is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <6>
    • Kalloch ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kalloch is located in Montgomery County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
      • Kalloch has also been known as:
      • Kallocki
    • Foyil
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dearing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dearing is located in Montgomery County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <6>
    • Vinita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Edna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Edna is located in Labette County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <6>

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 Ball Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nowata County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ball Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Nowata 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 Ball Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1089825  (Ball Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1089825 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: Nowata
      • Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Childers
      • Location given for Ball Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.7606434     Lon: -95.5388649
      • 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 Nowata, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ball 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.