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A visit to the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery ...

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

36.0195, -96.9445

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

The Clayton Cemetery is located in Payne County<2>.

The county seat for Payne County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Clayton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Iowa Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Iowa Indian Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Indian Cemetery
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Parrott Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knipe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knipe Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knipe Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bend Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend Cemetery
  • Dunkin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Dunkin Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Flynn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
      • The Flynn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Soonerville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98445 <5>
    • Ingall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ingall Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingall Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stillwater Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98388 <5>
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Old George Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Old George Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old George Cemetery
    • Osage Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Osage Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98387 <5>
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99077 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Clayton Cemetery.

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

  • Ripley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cottingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cottingham is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
  • Perkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
  • Tryon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Agra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Agra is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <6>
  • Stillwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Yost
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
  • Parkland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Cartoco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cartoco is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Avery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Schlegel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Glencoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Carney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
    • Coyle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • North Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Quay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Langston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kendrick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • South Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village

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 Clayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Payne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Carney
    • Carney lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Clayton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Coyle
    • Coyle lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Clayton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coyle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle
  • Cushing
  • Drumright
  • Glencoe
  • Kendrick
  • Langston
  • Morrison
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Quay
      • Quay lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Ripley
    • Stillwater
    • Tryon
    • Yale
      • Yale lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale

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 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 Clayton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Payne 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 Clayton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1091404  (Clayton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091404 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: Payne
      • Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ripley
      • Location given for Clayton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.019502     Lon: -96.944474
      • 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 Payne, 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- Clayton 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.