A visit to the Bluff Cemetery ...
The location of the Bluff Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Cemetery
Lat: 33.9179° (33° 55' 4")
Lon: -95.6744° (-95° 40' 27")
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 .
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 Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Choctaw County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
- Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Garretts Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Arthur City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
- Arthur City is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <4>
- Direct
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Caviness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Caviness is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Maxey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Powderly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
- Boswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Hinckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County (TX)
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
- Sawyer
- Soper
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.<6>
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Macedonia Cemetery
- Community Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Community Hall Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Hall Cemetery
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1292756 <7>
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlejohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlejohn Cemetery
- Sweet Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sweet Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Hill Cemetery
- Crowder Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowder Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crowder Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowder Springs Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Springs Cemetery
- Soper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Soper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99554 <7>
- Goodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goodland Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowder Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
- Caviness Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caviness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Caviness Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caviness Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Lamar County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
- Crosley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crosley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosley Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springs Cemetery
- Springs Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springs Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springs Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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: GNIS record #1747128 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Bluff
- County: Choctaw Elev: 134
- Location given for GNIS #1747128 (Bluff Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bluff Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9179, Longitude: -95.6744 In this case, the coordinates for the Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<7> | 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. |