A visit to the Council Hill 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 Council Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Council Hill Cemetery:
35.5526, -95.6700
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Council Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Council Hill Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.
The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Council Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Council Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Council Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Council Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridley Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
- McNik Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McNik Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNik Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Hitchita - Lackey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lerblance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lerblance Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerblance Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Middleton Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Boynton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Bessie C Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Richard Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selby - Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98551 <5>
- Combs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Honey Springs Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Springs Cemetery
- Moore Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Moore Creek Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Creek Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Big Arbor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Big Arbor Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Arbor Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Oktaha Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Oktaha Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oktaha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oktaha.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99152 <5>
- Charles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Council Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Council Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Council Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hitchita
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richardsville is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Boynton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wainwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Checotah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rentiesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oktaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stidham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Onapa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onapa is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
- Onapa has also been known as:
- Bond
- Beland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Jamesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Coalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Taft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dewar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Schulter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spelter City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
- Okmulgee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Council Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Council Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boynton
- Checotah
- Coalton
- Council Hill
- Dewar
- Dewar lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Council Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dewar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Eufaula
- Haskell
- Hoffman
- Morris
- Okmulgee
- Oktaha
- Taft
- Taft lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Council Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taft.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Wainwright
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Council Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Muskogee 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 Council Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1091740 (Council Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091740 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: Muskogee
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Council Hill
- Location given for Council Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5526013 Lon: -95.6699863
- 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 Muskogee, 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 from Point A (ie- Council Hill 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. |
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