A visit to the Blackjack 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 Blackjack Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackjack Cemetery:
35.7779, -95.5391
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackjack Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.
The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Blackjack Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackjack Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blackjack Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackjack Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Van Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Choska Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98936 <5>
- Gentry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tullahassee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99252 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Booker T Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agency Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Agency Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency Cemetery
- Haskell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Haskell Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
- Friday Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Friday Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Cemetery
- Jacob Morey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacob Morey Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Morey Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek 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 Blackjack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackjack Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taft
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Beland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Tullahassee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Choska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choska is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
- Choska has also been known as:
- Chooska Bottoms
- Choska Bottoms
- Stones Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Redbird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anchor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Haskell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Muskogee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Boynton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wainwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bacone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Wybark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Okay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonebluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
- Oktaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coweta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Blackjack Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackjack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bacone
- Boynton
- Coweta
- Fort Gibson
- Haskell
- Muskogee
- Oktaha
- Taft
- Taft lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blackjack Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taft.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Tullahassee
- Wagoner
- Wainwright
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Blackjack Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Muskogee 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 Blackjack Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090228 (Blackjack Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090228 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: Muskogee
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taft
- Location given for Blackjack Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7778778 Lon: -95.5391439
- 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 Muskogee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackjack 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. |