A visit to the Driftwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Driftwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Driftwood Cemetery (FG ID #1990952).
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 Driftwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Driftwood Cemetery:
36.8770, -98.3591
The Driftwood Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Burlington.
The cemetery is located in Alfalfa County<3>.
The county seat for Alfalfa County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies just to the south of the Driftwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Driftwood Cemetery.
Name Variations for Driftwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Driftwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Driftwood Christian Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Driftwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Driftwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byron - Amorita Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stella Friends Academy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cherokee Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Short Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Short Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Union Center Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Driftwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Driftwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amorita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingersoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kiowa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lambert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yewed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vining
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Stubbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hazelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Dacoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hardtner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Driftwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alfalfa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Driftwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alva
- Alva lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Driftwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
- Amorita
- Burlington
- Byron
- Byron lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Driftwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Capron
- Carmen
- Cherokee
- Crisfield
- Dacoma
- Hardtner
- Ingersoll
- Manchester
- Waldron
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 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 Driftwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Alfalfa 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 Driftwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1990952
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> | 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- Driftwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Alfalfa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |