A visit to the Blue Branch 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 Blue Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Branch Cemetery:
34.8698, -97.1600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in McClain County<2>.
The county seat for McClain County is located in Purcell. Purcell lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blue Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Blue Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Paoli Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Paoli Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
- Civit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Civit Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civit Cemetery
- Dulin & Walner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- New Johnsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Corbett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Corbett Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett Cemetery
- Denten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Denten Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denten Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
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- Abney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Abney Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Cemetery
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hill Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Whitebead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitebead Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clabber Flats Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wanette Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wanette Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanette Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- State School Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Cropper Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Cropper Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blue Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Paoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pauls Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wanette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitebead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Stratford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Asher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Purcell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tribbey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Oil Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Slaughterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Maguire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Bebee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
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 Blue Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McClain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asher
- Asher lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Blue Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Asher.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Byars
- Elmore City
- Lexington
- Macomb
- Maysville
- Paoli
- Paoli lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Blue Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paoli.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Pauls Valley
- Purcell
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Stratford
- Tribbey
- Wanette
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blue Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wynnewood
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 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 Blue Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to McClain 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 Blue Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090269 (Blue Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090269 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: McClain
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Byars SW
- Location given for Blue Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8698007 Lon: -97.1600233
- 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 McClain, 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- Blue Branch 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. |
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