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A visit to the Forgan 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 Forgan Cemetery ...

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

36.9175, -100.5313

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

The Forgan Cemetery is located in Beaver County<2>.

The county seat for Beaver County is located in Beaver. Beaver lies just to the south of the Forgan Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forgan Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of the Forgan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beaver Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Biller Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Biller Cemetery is located in Seward County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biller Cemetery
  • Turpin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Turpin Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
  • Overton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Overton Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
  • West Glendale Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The West Glendale Cemetery is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glendale Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Kismet (KS).
  • Busch Chapel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Busch Chapel Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Chapel Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Knowles Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
  • Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Stone School Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lutheran Cemetery
    • Odee Cemetery
    • Schmoker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300684 <5>
  • Atwater Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Atwater Cemetery is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Cemetery
  • Capitol View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Capitol View Cemetery is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Independence Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
    • Seward Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Seward Cemetery is located in Meade County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Cemetery
    • Barler Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Barler Cemetery is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barler Cemetery
    • Arkalon Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Arkalon Cemetery is located in Seward County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkalon Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Clear Lake Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
    • Highland Chapel Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery is located in Meade County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
      • The Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Congregational Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Forgan Cemetery.

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

  • Forgan
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Floris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Floris is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
  • Knowles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Turpin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Balko
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kismet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kismet is located in Seward County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Liberal
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Liberal is located in Seward County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <6>
  • Plains
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Plains is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Collano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Collano is located in Meade County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
    • Meade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Meade is located in Meade County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
      • Meade has also been known as:
      • Meade City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <6>
    • Missler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Missler is located in Meade County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
    • Logan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Tyrone
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Forgan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beaver County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beaver
  • Forgan
    • Forgan lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Forgan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forgan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgan
  • Gate
    • Gate lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Forgan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gate.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Kismet
    • Kismet lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Forgan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kismet.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
  • Liberal
  • Meade
    • Meade lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Forgan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
  • Plains
  • Turpin

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 Forgan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Beaver 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 Forgan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092945  (Forgan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092945 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: Beaver
      • Est. Elev: 784 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forgan
      • Location given for Forgan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.917526     Lon: -100.5312619
      • 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 Beaver, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forgan 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.