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A visit to the Fairvalley 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 Fairvalley Cemetery ...

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

36.7556, -99.0423

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

The Fairvalley Cemetery is located in Woods County<2>.

The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Fairvalley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairvalley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Fairvalley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Preston Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Preston Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Hill Cemetery
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • Whitehorse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whitehorse Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Haskew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Star Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
  • Ewing Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Manila Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Manila Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila Cemetery
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Waynoka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99762 <5>
    • Lookout Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avard Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Avard Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Lathrop Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Top Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fern Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Fern Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Cemetery
    • West Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The West Creek Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairvalley Cemetery.

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

  • Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Waynoka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Avard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Avard is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Heman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchester is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Quinlan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
  • Hopeton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Alva
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alva is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <6>
  • Curtis
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Mooreland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Aetna ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Aetna is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Charleston is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Selman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Selman is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
    • Eldred ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
    • Dacoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Capron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Capron is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
    • Hardtner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buttermilk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk

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 Fairvalley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woods County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairvalley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aetna - Historic
  • Alva
    • Alva lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Fairvalley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Avard
    • Avard lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fairvalley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Capron
    • Capron lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Fairvalley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Capron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Charleston - Historic
  • Curtis
    • Curtis lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Fairvalley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Curtis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Dacoma
    • Dacoma lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fairvalley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dacoma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacoma
  • Freedom
  • Hardtner
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Haskew lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Fairvalley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskew.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Mooreland
    • Quinlan
    • Selman
    • Waynoka
    • Woodward

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 Fairvalley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Woods 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 Fairvalley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092704  (Fairvalley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092704 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: Woods
      • Est. Elev: 519 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Freedom
      • Location given for Fairvalley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.7555872     Lon: -99.0423207
      • 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 Woods, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairvalley 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.