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A visit to the Chester Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Chester Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.2306°   (36° 13' 50")

Lon:   -98.8768°   (-98° 52' 36")

The Chester Cemetery is located in Major County<2>.

The county seat for Major County is located in Fairview. Fairview lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east of the Chester Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Chester Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Orion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Orion Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Woodward County
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elm Grove Community Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251798 <5>
  • Brumfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumfield Cemetery
    • The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brumfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Seiling.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98040 <5>
  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Golden Lodge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Lodge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Golden Lodge Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Cedardale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedardale Cemetery
    • The Cedardale Cemetery is located in Woodward County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedardale Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98118 <5>
  • Fern Cliff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Cliff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fern Cliff Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Connor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Connor Cemetery is located in Major County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Miller Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Munice Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munice Cemetery
      • The Munice Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Munice Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Seiling.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99048 <5>
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Riley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Union Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Dewey County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Chester Cemetery.

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

  • Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Phroso ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
    • Phroso is located in Major County
  • Seiling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Woodward County
  • Taloga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mutual
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cantonment ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
    • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
  • Quinlan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
    • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
  • Longdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Curtis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
  • Heman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
    • Heman is located in Woods County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oakwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mooreland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynoka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
      • Waynoka is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <6>
    • Vici
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Orienta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Eagle City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Southard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Putnam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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 Chester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Major County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester 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 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 Chester Cemetery:

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 Chester Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1091262  (Chester Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1091262 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Seiling
    • County: Major         Elev: 549
    • Location given for GNIS #1091262 (Chester Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 Major, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chester Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2306, Longitude: -98.8768       In this case, the coordinates for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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