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A visit to the Comanche 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 Comanche Cemetery ...

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

34.4859, -98.1267

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

The Comanche Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Duncan. Duncan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Comanche Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Comanche Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Comanche Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Shakelford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shakelford Cemetery is located in Cotton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakelford Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shakelford Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Walters.
  • Letitia Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Corum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Corum Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum Cemetery
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
  • Folsom Foster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Folsom Foster Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Foster Cemetery
  • Allendale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Allendale Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Cemetery
  • Devine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Devine Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine Cemetery
  • Henderson - Harris Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Diamond Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Diamond Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemeteries
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairlawn Cemeteries is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemeteries
    • Old Duncan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Old Duncan Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Duncan Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
    • Flower Mound Community Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walters Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Grove Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Walters.
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99075 <5>
    • Stoner Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Stoner Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
    • Short Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
    • Marlow Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Comanche Cemetery.

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

  • Gas City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gas City is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Oil City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Empire City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Empire City is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Hulen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hulen is located in Cotton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
  • Bethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bethel is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Meridian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Duncan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Duncan is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <6>
  • Central High
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Central High is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Comanche
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walters is located in Cotton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
    • Former name for Walters:
    • Walter
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <6>
  • Marlow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Geronimo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Temple
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hastings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lawton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawton is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <6>
    • Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Addington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bray
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <6>
    • Artillery Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery 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 Comanche Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Comanche Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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 Comanche Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1091586  (Comanche Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091586 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Temple NW
      • Location given for Comanche Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.4859137     Lon: -98.1267073
      • 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 Stephens, 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- Comanche 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.