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A visit to the Fern Cemetery ...


The location of the Fern Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fern Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.6673°   (36° 40' 2")

Lon:   -99.3762°   (-99° 22' 34")

The Fern Cemetery is located in Harper County<2>.

The county seat for Harper County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fern Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Fern Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Harper County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fern Cemetery.

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

    • Haskew ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
      • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Selman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
      • Selman is located in Harper County
    • Fort Supply
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Harper County
    • Woodward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Freedom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <5>
    • Mooreland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Curtis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • May
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
        • May is located in Harper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <5>
      • Quinlan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
        • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
      • Fargo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
        • Fargo is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <5>
      • Sharon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Waynoka
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
        • Waynoka is located in Woods County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <5>
      • Laverne
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

    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 Fern Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harper County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Fern Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
    • Lathrop Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haskew Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kibby Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kibby Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibby Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery is located in Woodward County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fort Supply.
      • The Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Western State Hospital Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201092 <8>
    • Goldenrod Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldenrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldenrod Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • High Point Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The High Point Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the High Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Buffalo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98635 <8>
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mooreland Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Woods County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Lookout Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gyp Valley Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gyp Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gyp Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gyp Valley Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Rest Haven Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Freedom Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Woods County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery

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

    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 Fern Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092792  (Fern Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1092792 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sleeping Bear Creek NW
      • County: Harper         Elev: 579
      • Location given for GNIS #1092792 (Fern Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

    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 Harper, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fern Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6673, Longitude: -99.3762       In this case, the coordinates for the Fern Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <8>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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