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A visit to the Byars 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 Byars Cemetery ...

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

34.8676, -97.0367

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

The Byars Cemetery is located in McClain County<2>.

The county seat for McClain County is located in Purcell. Purcell lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Byars Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Byars Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Byars Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Johnsonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
  • Abney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Abney Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Cemetery
  • McGee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McGee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Stratford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1419634 <5>
  • Blue Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in McClain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
  • Civit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Civit Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civit Cemetery
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in McClain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
  • Clabber Flats Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Clabber Flats Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Flats Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in McClain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
  • Wanette Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Wanette Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanette Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sandy Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
    • Martin Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hill Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Corley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Corley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
    • Midland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Midland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
    • Avoca Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Avoca Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
    • Dulin & Walner Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Paoli Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Paoli Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
    • Vista Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vista Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Byars Cemetery.

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

  • Byars
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stratford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wanette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosedale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in McClain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Asher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <6>
  • Oil Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
  • Paoli
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pauls Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bebee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
  • Sacred Heart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
  • Whitebead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
    • Whitebead has also been known as:
    • White Bead
  • Tribbey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wynnewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Konawa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Louis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <6>
    • Etowah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Macomb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <6>
    • Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Byng
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Fitzhugh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
    • Purcell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Byars Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McClain County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Byars Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McClain 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 Byars Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1090772  (Byars Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090772 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: McClain
      • Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Byars
      • Location given for Byars Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.8675803     Lon: -97.0366881
      • 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 McClain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Byars 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.