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A visit to the Barden Memorial 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 Barden Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Barden Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #97909).

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 Barden Memorial Cemetery ...

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

36.9788, -101.5409

The Barden Memorial Cemetery is located 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north of Guymon.

The cemetery is located in Texas County<3>.

The county seat for Texas County is located in Guymon. Guymon lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of the Barden Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Barden Memorial Cemetery.

Establishment of the Barden Memorial Cemetery ...

The Barden Memorial Cemetery was established in 1906.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Barden Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Camp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Camp Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rolla Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rolla Cemetery is located in Morton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla Cemetery
  • Kuhn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Flower Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie Flower Cemetery is located in Morton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Flower Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Hugoton Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hugoton Cemetery is located in Stevens County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • Optima Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Optima Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Lutheran Babyland Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Johannes Evangelical Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cosmos Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Elmhurst Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Elmhurst Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst Cemetery
    • Hooker Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hooker Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
    • Richfield Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Richfield Cemetery is located in Morton County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
    • Keen Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keen Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
    • Dermot Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Dermot Cemetery is located in Stevens County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dermot Cemetery
    • Banner Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Banner Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Barden Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barden Memorial 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 Barden Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Texas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Goodwell
  • Guymon
  • Hugoton
  • Optima
    • Optima lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Barden Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Optima.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
  • Richfield
  • Rolla
    • Rolla lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Barden Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolla.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla

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 Barden Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Texas 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 Barden Memorial Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97909

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1089856  (Barden Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1089856 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: Texas
      • Est. Elev: 1003 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hough NE
      • Location given for Barden Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.978916     Lon: -101.5401603
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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- Barden Memorial Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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.