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A visit to the Castle 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 Castle Cemetery ...

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

35.4604, -96.3878

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

The Castle Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County<2>.

The county seat for Okfuskee County is located in Okemah. Okemah lies just to the east southeast of the Castle Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Castle Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Castle Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East St. Emmanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holahta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holahta Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holahta Cemetery
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Harjo Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
  • Buckeye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
  • Douglas Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Schoolton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Okemah.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98641 <5>
    • Boley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Boley Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
    • Bearden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bearden Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden Cemetery
    • Morse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morse Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
    • High Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wind Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Family Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Castle Cemetery.

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

  • Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Ixl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Okemah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <6>
  • Cromwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bearden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Mason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Paden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clearview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Okfuskee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
  • Pharoah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
  • Weleetka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Prague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wetumka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seminole
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeager
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Bellemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont

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 Castle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Okfuskee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boley
    • Boley lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Castle Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
  • Castle
    • Castle lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Castle Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Castle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
  • Clearview
  • Depew
    • Depew lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Castle Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Depew.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Dewar
  • Dustin
  • Henryetta
  • Lima
    • Lima lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Castle Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Okemah
  • Paden
    • Paden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Castle Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
  • Prague
  • Seminole
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Slick lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Castle Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Slick.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick
    • Weleetka
    • Wetumka
    • Wewoka
      • Wewoka lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Castle Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wewoka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewoka

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 helpful 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 Castle Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Okfuskee 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 Castle Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1091019  (Castle Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091019 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: Okfuskee
      • Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boley
      • Location given for Castle Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.4603576     Lon: -96.3877863
      • 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 Okfuskee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castle 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.