A visit to the Confederate 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 Confederate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Confederate Cemetery:
34.3984, -96.1167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Confederate Cemetery is located in Atoka County<2>.
The county seat for Atoka County is located in Atoka. Atoka lies just to the southwest of the Confederate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Confederate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Lehigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Buffalo Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Street Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Street Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stringtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Old Lehigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lehigh Cemetery
- Tushka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tushka Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka Cemetery
- Bera Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bera Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bera Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Tushka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980933 <5>
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215146 <5>
- Boggy Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Boggy Bend Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Bend Cemetery
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 Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atoka
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bruno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruno is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tushka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bentley is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Farris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wapanucka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Matoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Matoy is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
- Wardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centrahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Caddo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bromide
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kenefic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Tupelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atoka County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Atoka
- Caney
- Caney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Confederate Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Centrahoma
- Clarita
- Coalgate
- Coleman
- Kenefic
- Lehigh
- Wapanucka
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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Atoka 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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1091611 (Confederate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091611 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: Atoka
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stringtown
- Location given for Confederate Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3984259 Lon: -96.1166586
- 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 Atoka, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Confederate 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. |