A visit to the Blue Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Cemetery:
34.9279, -96.2314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.
The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blue Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Calvin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98088 <5>
- Hill Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Gerty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gerty Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Non Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Non Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- White Chimney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The White Chimney Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chimney Cemetery
- Glory Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Glory Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McMahan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Citra Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Citra Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra Cemetery
- Bohannon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon Cemetery
- Cedar River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar River Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River Cemetery
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calvin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gerty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gerty is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Stuart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Non
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Non is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
- Horntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Citra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Citra is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
- Lamar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Holdenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Yeager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Haywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Sasakwa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hughes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Atwood
- Calvin
- Centrahoma
- Francis
- Sasakwa
- Savanna
- Stuart
- Wetumka
- Wewoka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Hughes 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090291 (Blue Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090291 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: Hughes
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calvin East
- Location given for Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.927868 Lon: -96.2313939
- 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 Hughes, 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- Blue Ridge 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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