A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
35.5345, -96.0672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County<2>.
The county seat for Okmulgee County is located in Okmulgee. Okmulgee lies just to the northeast of the Edwards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edwards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Renkie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Renkie Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renkie Cemetery
- The Renkie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Renkie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99346 <5>
- Southwest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Southwest Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Cemetery
- Nuyaka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nuyaka Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuyaka Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Pawhuska Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pawhuska Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawhuska Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Okmulgee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- The Coal Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Creek Mine Cemetery
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- Nuyaka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Nuyaka Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuyaka Cemetery
- Barnes Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Family Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Family Cemetery
- Old Nuyaka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Nuyaka Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nuyaka Cemetery
- Okfuskee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Okfuskee Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee Cemetery
- The Okfuskee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Okfuskee Free Cemetery
- Likowski Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Likowski Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likowski Cemetery
- Big Cussetah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Big Cussetah Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cussetah Cemetery
- Barnet - Fisher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arbeka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Arbeka Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbeka Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Moore Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Moore Creek Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Creek Cemetery
- Little Cussetah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Northwest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
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]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Schulter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henryetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spelter City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
- Coalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Pharoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
- Dewar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Okmulgee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Okfuskee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
- Clearview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Hoffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weleetka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Beggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Okemah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Hitchita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
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 Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Okmulgee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beggs
- Castle
- Clearview
- Coalton
- Dewar
- Dustin
- Henryetta
- Hoffman
- Morris
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Okmulgee
- Preston
- Slick
- Slick lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Edwards Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Slick.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick
- Weleetka
- Wetumka
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 either 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Okmulgee 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1092495 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092495 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: Okmulgee
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Okmulgee Lake
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5345453 Lon: -96.0672215
- 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 Okmulgee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards 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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