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A visit to the Box 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 Box Cemetery ...

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

33.9345, -97.3161

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

The Box Cemetery is located in Love County<2>.

The county seat for Love County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Box Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Box Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Box Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burneyville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burneyville Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burneyville Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
  • Jimtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
  • Oswalt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oswalt Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt Cemetery
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
  • Simon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Simon Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
  • Leon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
  • Bear Head Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bear Head Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Head Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rubottom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Rubottom Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubottom Cemetery
    • High Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The High Point Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
    • Arnoldville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Arnoldville Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnoldville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Marietta.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175879 <5>
    • Courtney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Murrell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Murrell Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell Cemetery
    • Scanland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Scanland Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanland Cemetery
    • Able Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Able Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Able Cemetery
    • Cheek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Cheek Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Box Cemetery.

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

  • Burneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jimtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jimtown is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Illinois Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
  • Marysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Thackerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Overbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brock is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Orr
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Orr is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Wilson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lone Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Spanish Fort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Coesfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Muenster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ardmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Saint Jo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <6>
    • Grady
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Myra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lindsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lindsay is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <6>
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Rowland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland

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 Box Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Love County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Box Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Love 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 Box Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1090432  (Box Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090432 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: Love
      • Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Burneyville
      • Location given for Box Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9345449     Lon: -97.3161284
      • 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 Love, 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- Box 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.