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A visit to the Beef Creek Apache 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 Beef Creek Apache Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery:

34.6967, -98.3714

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

The Beef Creek Apache Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Lawton. Lawton lies just to the south southwest of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ft. Sill Post Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ft. Sill Post Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Sill Post Cemetery
  • Indian Agency Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Agency Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Agency Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lawton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98639 <5>
  • Ft. Sill National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Scott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Scott Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Scott Cemetery
  • Flower Mound Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Elgin Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lawton.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
    • Cache Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Cache Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Cemetery
    • Deyo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Deyo Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deyo Cemetery
    • Letitia Community Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Sill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
  • Artillery Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
  • Lawton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lawton is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <6>
  • Elgin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Lakeside Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Medicine Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Fletcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • The Holy City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
  • Bethel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Apache
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Meers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cache
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cache is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <6>
    • Geronimo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hulen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
    • Central High
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Cyril
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Beef Creek Apache Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Apache
    • Apache lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apache.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
  • Cache
    • Cache lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cache.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
  • Cement
    • Cement lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cement.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
  • Cyril
    • Cyril lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyril.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Faxon
    • Faxon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Faxon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
  • Fletcher
  • Fort Sill
  • Geronimo
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Lawton
      • Lawton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Medicine Park
    • Meers
      • Meers lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meers.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meers
    • Sterling
    • Walters

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 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 Beef Creek Apache Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 Beef Creek Apache Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1101068  (Beef Creek Apache Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1101068 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: Comanche
      • Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arbuckle Hill
      • Location given for Beef Creek Apache Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.696738     Lon: -98.3714417
      • 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 Comanche, 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- Beef Creek Apache 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.