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A visit to the Bluff 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 Bluff Cemetery ...

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

33.9179, -95.6744

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

The Bluff Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Hugo. Hugo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bluff Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bluff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Reid Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reid Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
  • New Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Macedonia Cemetery
  • Community Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Community Hall Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Hall Cemetery
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chicota (TX).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1292756 <5>
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
  • Sweet Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Sweet Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill Cemetery
  • Crowder Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
  • Soper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Soper Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Soper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99554 <5>
  • Goodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Goodland Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland Cemetery
  • Wade Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wade Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Crowder Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
    • Caviness Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Caviness Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness Cemetery
    • Casey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Casey Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
    • Grant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
    • Crosley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crosley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosley Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Cemetery
    • Springs Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bluff Cemetery.

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

  • Razor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
  • Garretts Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
  • Belk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
  • Chicota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Soper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Midcity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Midcity is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
    • Midcity has also been known as:
    • Trout Spur
    • Trout
  • Arthur City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Direct
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Caviness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Caviness is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
  • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
  • Powderly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hugo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
    • Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boswell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hinckley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinckley is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley

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 Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boswell
  • Camp Maxey - Historic
  • Hugo
    • Hugo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bluff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hugo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Paris
    • Paris lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bluff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Sawyer
    • Sawyer lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bluff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Soper

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 Bluff Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Bluff Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1747128  (Bluff Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747128 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: Choctaw
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bluff
      • Location given for Bluff Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9178799     Lon: -95.6744094
      • 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 Choctaw, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bluff 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.