A visit to the Durham 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 Durham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durham Cemetery:
34.4076, -99.6473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Durham Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Altus. Altus lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Durham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Durham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Durham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eldorado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Odema Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odema Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odema Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Chillicothe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chillicothe Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe Cemetery
- Boggy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Boggy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
- Louis Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Louis Cemetery is located in Harmon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Goodlett Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodlett Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett Cemetery
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Odell (TX).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318 <5>
- Olustee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Olustee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee Cemetery
- Aaron Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Aaron Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Harmon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Big Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Cemetery
- Elmer Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Cemetery
- Guffin Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Guffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffin Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quanah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Louis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louis is located in Harmon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
- Goodlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
- Olustee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Duke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Duke is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tolbert ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Victory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Victory is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Hess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Fargo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Kirkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Margaret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Margaret is located in Foard County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Hollis
(24 miles [38.6 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 Durham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Chillicothe
- Duke
- Duke lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Durham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Duke.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Elmer
- Elmer lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Durham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Gould
- Gould lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Durham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Hollis
- Kirkland
- Martha
- Odell
- Odell lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Durham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Olustee
- Quanah
- Vernon
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 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1777429 (Durham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777429 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eldorado
- Location given for Durham Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.407575 Lon: -99.6473147
- 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 Jackson, 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- Durham 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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