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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cowboy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cowboy Cemetery (FG ID #98233)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cowboy Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.9666°   (36° 57' 59")

Lon:   -99.1497°   (-99° 8' 58")

The Cowboy Cemetery is located in Woods County<2>.

The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Cowboy Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cowboy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Woods County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cowboy Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Cowboy Cemetery.

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

    • Freedom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <5>
    • Aetna ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
      • Aetna is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Buttermilk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
      • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County (KS)
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Harper County
    • Haskew ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
      • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Selman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
      • Selman is located in Harper County
    • Eldred ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Coldwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Protection
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Comanche County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Avard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
      • Avard is located in Woods County
    • Hardtner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Alva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <5>

    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 Cowboy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woods County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Cowboy Cemetery.<8>

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

    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Coy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lookout Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Ewing Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Preston Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preston Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Hill Cemetery
    • Watt Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Watt Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Watt Family Cemetery is located in Barber County (KS)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Watt Family Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Hardtner (KS).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watt Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485089 <1>
    • Aetna Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehorse Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehorse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitehorse Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehorse Cemetery
    • Avilla Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Avilla Cemetery is located in Comanche County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avilla Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Fairvalley Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairvalley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairvalley Cemetery is located in Woods County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairvalley Cemetery
      • Nescatunga Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nescatunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nescatunga Cemetery is located in Comanche County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nescatunga Cemetery
      • Lutheran Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Fritz Family Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Goldenrod Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldenrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldenrod Cemetery
      • Haskew Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mennonite Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Comanche County (KS)
        • The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Protection Mennonite Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228048 <1>
      • Hopewell Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Star Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Star Cemetery is located in Woods County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery

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

    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 Cowboy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1091776  (Cowboy Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1091776 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Freedom NW
      • County: Woods         Elev: 648
      • Location given for GNIS #1091776 (Cowboy Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #98233

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cowboy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9666, Longitude: -99.1497    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <8>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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