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A visit to the Fort Gibson 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 Ft. Gibson Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Gibson Cemetery:

35.7970, -95.2288

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

The Ft. Gibson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.

The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies just to the west southwest of the Ft. Gibson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Gibson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ft. Gibson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Three Rivers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harnage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Harnage Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnage Cemetery
  • Starnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Starnes Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
  • Frozen Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Frozen Rock Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Rock Cemetery
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
    • The Greenhill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641264 <5>
  • Harris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Clinging Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clinging Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinging Cemetery
  • Jamison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Jamison Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Andersons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Andersons Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersons Cemetery
    • Linder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Linder Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
    • Ray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Durant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Durant Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
    • Hammer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hammer Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Holland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
    • Lowrey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Gibson Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Gibson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallard Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
  • Wybark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
  • Bacone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bacone is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
  • Okay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Okay is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <6>
  • Muskogee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Braggs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Zeb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zeb is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
  • Woodall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
  • Hulbert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Anchor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • River Bottom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
    • Sour John
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
    • Shady Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Tullahassee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Wagoner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pettit is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
    • Keys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Keys is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
    • Lost City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Paradise Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Park Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Ft. Gibson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ft. Gibson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Muskogee 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 Ft. Gibson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1092959  (Fort Gibson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092959 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: Muskogee
      • Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Gibson Dam
      • Location given for Fort Gibson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7970426     Lon: -95.22885
      • 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 Muskogee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Gibson 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.