A visit to the Fletcher 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 Fletcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fletcher Cemetery:
34.4887, -96.8908
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Sulphur. Sulphur lies just to the west northwest of the Fletcher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fletcher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Fletcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scullin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Scullin Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullin Cemetery
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Shirley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alberson & Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Sulphur.
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sulphur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99129 <5>
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
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- Dougherty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- East Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The East Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
- Iona Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Big Canyon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Canyon Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canyon Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The James Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fletcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dougherty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crusher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Fitzhugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Connerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Washita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Gene Autry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gene Autry is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Former names for Gene Autry:
- Berwyn
- Dresden
- Lou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Franks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Fittstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ravia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
- Wynnewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mannsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tishomingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jesse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
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 Fletcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fletcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dougherty
- Fitzhugh
- Mannsville
- Mill Creek
- Ravia
- Ravia lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fletcher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ravia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravia
- Roff
- Roff lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fletcher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
- Stratford
- Sulphur
- Tishomingo
- Wynnewood
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 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 Fletcher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Fletcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1092897 (Fletcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092897 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur South
- Location given for Fletcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4887013 Lon: -96.8908465
- 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 Murray, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fletcher 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. |