A visit to the Booker T Washington 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 Booker T Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Booker T Washington Cemetery:
35.7829, -95.4036
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Booker T Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Booker T Washington Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.
The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies just to the southeast of the Booker T Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Booker T Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Booker T Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Booker T Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Durant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tullahassee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99252 <5>
- Jacob Morey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jacob Morey Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Morey Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98936 <5>
- Greenhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- The Greenhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641264 <5>
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Frozen Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Frozen Rock Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Rock Cemetery
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Clinging Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clinging Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinging Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackjack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Taft Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Van Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Van Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cemetery
- Ft. Gibson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Gibson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Gibson Cemetery
- Ft. Gibson National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Booker T Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Booker T Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muskogee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bacone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Anchor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Tullahassee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
- Wybark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Okay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Taft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mallard Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Wagoner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Redbird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- River Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Choska ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Choska is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
- Choska has also been known as:
- Chooska Bottoms
- Choska Bottoms
- Jamesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
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 Booker T Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Booker T Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bacone
- Bacone lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Booker T Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bacone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Boynton
- Braggs
- Braggs lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Booker T Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Braggs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
- Fort Gibson
- Haskell
- Muskogee
- Oktaha
- Oktaha lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Booker T Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oktaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha
- Taft
- Taft lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Booker T Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taft.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Tullahassee
- Wagoner
- Wainwright
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Booker T Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Muskogee 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 Booker T Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090395 (Booker T Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090395 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: Muskogee
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northwest Muskogee
- Location given for Booker T Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7828771 Lon: -95.4035814
- 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 Muskogee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Booker T Washington 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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