A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
35.1748, -94.5558
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Le Flore County<2>.
The county seat for Le Flore County is located in Poteau. Poteau lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the French Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wards Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Vaenita Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Vaenita Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaenita Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Hickory Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Redland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Redland Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Begum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Begum Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begum Cemetery
- White Bluff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The White Bluff Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff Cemetery
- Wilson Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Rock Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Rock Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Nubbin Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Nubbin Ridge Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubbin Ridge Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Doubleday Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Doubleday Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Leard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Leard Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leard Cemetery
- The Leard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98802 <5>
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Paw Paw Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cameron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Skullyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pocola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bonanza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Braden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Fort Coffee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Poteau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Buell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Bokoshe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Jenny Lind
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Arkoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Le Flore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bokoshe
- Fort Smith
- Hackett
- Hartford
- Howe
- Howe lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the French Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Midland
- Muldrow
- Panama
- Poteau
- Roland
- Spiro
- Wister
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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Le Flore 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1093044 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093044 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: Le Flore
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spiro
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1748189 Lon: -94.5557766
- 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 Le Flore, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French 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. |