A visit to the Caney 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 Caney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Caney Cemetery:
35.8470, -94.8083
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Caney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Caney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Tahlequah. Tahlequah lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Caney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Caney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Caney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Caney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stony Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Spade Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spade Mtn. Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mtn. Cemetery
- Manus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manus Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Cemetery
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobb Family Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Family Cemetery
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Tree Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Tree Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99416 <5>
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scraper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Scraper Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper Cemetery
- Park Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Worcester Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Mission Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worcester Mission Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875435 <5>
- Ketcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ketcher Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcher Cemetery
- Neugin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Neugin Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neugin Cemetery
- Stilwell City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Stilwell City Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell City Cemetery
- The Stilwell City Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Stilwell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #947217 <5>
- Tyler Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Tyler Spring Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Spring Cemetery
- Blackwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Walkingstick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Walkingstick Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkingstick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Caney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Caney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wauhillau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Rocky Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Tenkiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Eldon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Welling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carters Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Caney Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Briggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Barber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Dry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Pettit Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- West Peavine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Pettit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Stilwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Christie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Tahlequah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cookson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Peavine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
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 Caney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Caney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Park Hill
- Stilwell
- Tahlequah
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 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 Caney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Caney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090909 (Caney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090909 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tailholt
- Location given for Caney Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8470336 Lon: -94.8082837
- 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 Cherokee, 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- Caney 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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