A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
35.0506, -96.8450
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Collins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Abbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Light Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vista Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Cemetery
- Lyon's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lyon's Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon's Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- The Cummings Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maud Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98830 <5>
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Romulus Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus Cemetery
- Avoca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Avoca Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
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- Violet Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Violet Springs Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Springs Cemetery
- Konawa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Konawa Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa Cemetery
- The Konawa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Konawa City Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dora Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Moppin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Moppin Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moppin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Louis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Asher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
- Konawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlegs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wanette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bebee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Tribbey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Earlsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Byng
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Seminole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Francis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pink
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Etowah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Sasakwa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Collins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asher
- Byars
- Earlsboro
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Collins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Macomb
- Maud
- Maud lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Collins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Shawnee
- Stratford
- Tecumseh
- Tribbey
- Wanette
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 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1091581 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091581 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Louis
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.050634 Lon: -96.8450202
- 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 Pottawatomie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Collins 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. |