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A visit to the Eastern Star 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 Eastern Star Cemetery ...

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

36.5059, -98.4356

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

The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County<2>.

The county seat for Alfalfa County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Eastern Star Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Eastern Star Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Eastern Star Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Solf Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Solf Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solf Cemetery
    • The Solf Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cooprider - Livingston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99553 <5>
  • Eagle Chief Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Carmen Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Carmen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98104 <5>
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Square Cedar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Square Cedar Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Cedar Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carmen IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215674 <5>
  • Cleo Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Cleo Springs Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs Cemetery
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saron Mennonite Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Saron Mennonite Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Mennonite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fairview.
    • The Saron Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saron Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235753 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Forrest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forrest Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
    • Free Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Free Home Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home Cemetery
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West New Hopedale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • North Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Timberlake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Eastern Star Cemetery.

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

  • Aline
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carmen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cleo Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Orienta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dacoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yewed
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
  • Lambert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Ringwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Goltry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fairview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Meno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <6>
    • Cherokee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hopeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Isabella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ingersoll
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll

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 Eastern Star 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 Eastern Star Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aline
    • Aline lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Eastern Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aline.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Alva
    • Alva lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Eastern Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Ames
    • Ames lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Eastern Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Avard
    • Avard lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Eastern Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Carmen
    • Carmen lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Eastern Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Carrier
  • Cherokee
  • Cleo Springs
  • Dacoma
    • Dacoma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Eastern Star Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dacoma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacoma
  • Fairview
  • Goltry
  • Ingersoll
  • Ringwood

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 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 Eastern Star 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 Eastern Star Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092458  (Eastern Star Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092458 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: Alfalfa
      • Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carmen
      • Location given for Eastern Star Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5058663     Lon: -98.4356322
      • 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 Alfalfa, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastern Star 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.