A visit to the Big Pond 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 Big Pond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Pond Cemetery:
35.7453, -96.5222
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Pond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Pond Cemetery is located in Creek County<2>.
The county seat for Creek County is located in Sapulpa. Sapulpa lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Big Pond Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Pond Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Big Pond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Pond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Memorial Club Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Polly Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Polly Long Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Long Cemetery
- Bucktrot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bucktrot Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktrot Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Key West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Key West Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West Cemetery
- Eddie Harry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eddie Harry Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Harry Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Poor Boy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Poor Boy Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Boy Cemetery
- Golden Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hosey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hosey Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosey Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hanna Brown - Tiger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sac Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sac Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Micawber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Micawber Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micawber Cemetery
- Teddy Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Teddy Brown Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy Brown Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bristow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bristow.
- The Bristow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bristow City Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158137 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Big Pond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Pond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milfay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Depew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Stroud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Davenport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Slick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kendrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Drumright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ixl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- North Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Village is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Sparks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Okfuskee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
- Parkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Parkland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Schlegel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schlegel is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
- Cushing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Big Pond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Creek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Pond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boley
- Bristow
- Castle
- Chandler
- Cushing
- Davenport
- Depew
- Depew lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Big Pond Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Depew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Drumright
- Kendrick
- Paden
- Prague
- Shamrock
- Slick
- Sparks
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 Big Pond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Creek 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 Big Pond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090123 (Big Pond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090123 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: Creek
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ritts Junction
- Location given for Big Pond Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7453494 Lon: -96.5222325
- 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 Creek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Pond 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. |