A visit to the Eureka 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 Eureka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eureka Cemetery:
35.8762, -95.0744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eureka Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Tahlequah. Tahlequah lies just to the east northeast of the Eureka Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eureka Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Eureka Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Steeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Steeley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Andersons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Andersons Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersons Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Hendricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Linder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Tahlequah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tahlequah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Crittenden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crittenden Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Hulbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hulbert Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert Cemetery
- Park Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- Worcester Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Mission Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worcester Mission Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875435 <5>
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Zeb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hulbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tahlequah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Lost City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Pettit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Welling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gideon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gideon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carters Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Pettit Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Briggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Mallard Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Fort Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tenkiller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Moodys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Eldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Okay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cookson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Barber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Peggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Eureka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Gibson
- Hulbert
- Park Hill
- Tahlequah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1092658 (Eureka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092658 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thompson Corner
- Location given for Eureka Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8762059 Lon: -95.0744022
- 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 Cherokee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eureka 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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