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A visit to the Denison 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 Denison Cemetery ...

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

33.8965, -94.7941

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

The Denison Cemetery is located in McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies just to the west of the Denison Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Denison Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Denison Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Canfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Canfield Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
  • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Chapel Cemetery
  • Redland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Redland Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Garvin.
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188528 <5>
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Broken Bow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183139 <5>
  • Lukfata Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Lukfata Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukfata Cemetery
  • Watsons Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Haworth Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Haworth Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth Cemetery
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
  • Bachman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bachman Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Bokhoma Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bokhoma Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokhoma Cemetery
    • Haley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Haley Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Albion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Albion (TX).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379950 <5>
    • Haywood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Haywood Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
    • Manning Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Manning Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
    • Byrms Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Byrms Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrms Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Tonka Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tonka Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Cemetery
    • Eagletown Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eagletown Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Denison Cemetery.

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

  • Idabel
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <6>
  • Holly Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Haworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Broken Bow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Garvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Acworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Acworth is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
  • Albion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Millerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Eagletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Wright City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • English
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • English is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Cerrogordo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Hochatown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Valliant
      (18 miles [29 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 Denison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCurtain County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Denison Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McCurtain 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 Denison Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1101396  (Denison Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1101396 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: McCurtain
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Idabel
      • Location given for Denison Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.8964983     Lon: -94.7941046
      • 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 McCurtain, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denison 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.