A visit to the Bokchito 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 Bokchito Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bokchito Cemetery:
34.0205, -96.1312
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bokchito Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bokchito Cemetery is located in Bryan County<2>.
The county seat for Bryan County is located in Durant. Durant lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Bokchito Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bokchito Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bokchito Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bokchito Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
- Armstrong Academy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Labors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Labors Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labors Cemetery
- Old Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGee Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Julius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Julius Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wade Cemetery is located in Wade.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #437920 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Matoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Matoy Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- The Gethsemane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caddo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239922 <5>
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Folsom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Folsom Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bokchito Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bokchito Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bokchito
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matoy is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Caddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Bentley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bentley is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Caney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kenefic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Telephone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calera
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Achille
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sowells Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Silo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silo is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Lane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tushka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
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 Bokchito Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bryan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bokchito Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Achille
- Bennington
- Bokchito
- Boswell
- Calera
- Caney
- Caney lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bokchito Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Durant
- Kenefic
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 Bokchito Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Bryan 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 Bokchito Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2358349 (Bokchito Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2358349 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: Bryan
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bokchito
- Location given for Bokchito Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0205 Lon: -96.1312
- 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 Bryan, 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- Bokchito 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. |