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A visit to the Clark 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 Clark Cemetery ...

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

35.2481, -99.3384

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

The Clark Cemetery is located in Washita County<2>.

The county seat for Washita County is located in New Cordell. New Cordell lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Clark Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clark Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Clark Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Port Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Port Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Cemetery
  • Ural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ural Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural Cemetery
  • Poarch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Poarch Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poarch Cemetery
  • Retrop Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Retrop Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retrop Cemetery
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
  • Huckleby Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Huckleby Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckleby Cemetery
  • Sentinel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sentinel Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Carter.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98108 <5>
  • South Burns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The South Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burns Cemetery
  • North Burns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burns Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
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    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
    • Liberty Bell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Liberty Bell Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell Cemetery
    • Novis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Novis Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novis Cemetery
    • Edwardsville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
    • East Fairlawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The East Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
    • Page Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Carter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sentinel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dill City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Burns Flat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Canute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Willow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Foss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foss is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
  • Sayre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
  • Lone Wolf
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Delhi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
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    • Granite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Carpenter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Hobart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Cordell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <6>
    • Bessie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert

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 Clark Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washita County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berlin
  • Bessie
    • Bessie lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Clark Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bessie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Burns Flat
  • Butler
    • Butler lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Clark Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Canute
    • Canute lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Clark Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Carter
  • Clinton
  • Dill City
  • Elk City
  • Foss
    • Foss lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Clark Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Gotebo
    • Gotebo lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Clark Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gotebo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
  • Granite
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Continue List   (7 more)
    • Lone Wolf
    • Mangum
      • Mangum lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Clark Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Rocky
      • Rocky lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Clark Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rocky.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
    • Sayre
      • Sayre lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Clark Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sentinel
    • Willow

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Clark Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Washita 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 Clark Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1091389  (Clark Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091389 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: Washita
      • Est. Elev: 531 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Retrop
      • Location given for Clark Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2481072     Lon: -99.3384187
      • 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 Washita, 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- Clark 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.