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A visit to the Bear Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Bear Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery

Lat:   34.6281°   (34° 37' 41")

Lon:   -97.7089°   (-97° 42' 32")

The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Duncan. Duncan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bear Creek Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Stephens County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bear Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Cox City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
    • Bray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <4>
    • Velma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <4>
    • Tussy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pernell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Foster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <4>
    • Erin Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Countyline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
    • Marlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lindsay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Duncan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Ratliff City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
        • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <4>
      • Tatums
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
        • Tatums is located in Carter County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <4>
      • Elmore City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
        • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <4>
      • Bradley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rush Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
        • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <4>
      • Pruitt City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
        • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
      • Antioch
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
        • Antioch is located in Garvin County
      • Alex
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Meridian
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
        • Meridian is located in Stephens County
      • Loco
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
        • Loco is located in Stephens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <4>
      • Oil City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
        • Oil City is located in Stephens County
      • Pike City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
        • Pike City is located in Carter County
      • Fox
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Katie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
        • Katie is located in Garvin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
      • Maysville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Payne
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
        • Payne is located in McClain County
      • Central High
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
        • Central High is located in Stephens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 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 Bear Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Owens Prairie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Prairie Cemetery
    • Upchurch Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tidwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidwell Cemetery
    • Killgore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killgore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Killgore Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killgore Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Colbert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colbert Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colbert Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Cruce Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cruce Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cruce Cemetery
    • Purdy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Purdy Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdy Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Sandy Bear Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Bear Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Bear Cemetery
    • Claude Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claude Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claude Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Short Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Short Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
      • Passmore Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Passmore Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passmore Cemetery
      • Old Velma Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • The Old Velma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • The Old Velma Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Velma Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Velma Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #574408 <6>
      • New Velma Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • The New Velma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • The New Velma Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Velma Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Velma Cemetery
      • Old Jackson Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • The Old Jackson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • The Old Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Scott Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jackson Cemetery
      • Robberson Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robberson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Robberson Cemetery is located in Garvin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robberson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99381 <6>
      • Tussy Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Foster Cemetery is located in Garvin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery

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

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

    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 Stephens, 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 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 Bear Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6281, Longitude: -97.7089       In this case, the coordinates for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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