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A visit to the Black 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 Black Cemetery ...

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

35.2753, -97.1072

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

The Black Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.

The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Black Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Black Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Knoles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Knoles Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoles Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Ray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137961 <5>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethel UMC Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201917 <5>
  • Stella Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stella Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Blackburn Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Paradise Vista Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Paradise Vista Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Vista Cemetery
    • Dale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
    • Minneha Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Minneha Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Brooksville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
    • St. Benedict Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Denver Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Denver Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • Tecumseh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
    • St. Gregory's Abbey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.

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

  • Pink
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Bethel Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Little Axe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Newalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brooksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Tecumseh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • McLoud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <6>
  • Etowah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Macomb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <6>
  • Shawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
  • Tribbey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Maguire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Harrah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Aydelotte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
    • Choctaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Earlsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Johnson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jacktown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown

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 Black Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Black Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Black Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1090192  (Black Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090192 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: Pottawatomie
      • Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shawnee Reservoir
      • Location given for Black Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2753475     Lon: -97.1072478
      • 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 Pottawatomie, 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- Black 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.