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A visit to the French Cemetery ...


The location of the French 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 French Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.4064°   (35° 24' 23")

Lon:   -96.1933°   (-96° 11' 35")

The French Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County<2>.

The county seat for Okfuskee County is located in Okemah. Okemah lies just to the west northwest of the French Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 French Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Okfuskee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the French Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Clearview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Pharoah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Weleetka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Okemah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bearden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Wetumka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Henryetta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
      • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <4>
    • Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Dustin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Spelter City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Ixl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Dewar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
        • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <4>
      • Mason
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
        • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Cromwell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
        • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <4>
      • Coalton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
        • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Schulter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schulter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schulter
        • Schulter is located in Okmulgee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schulter <4>
      • Boley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
        • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <4>
      • Yeager
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
        • Yeager is located in Hughes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Grayson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
        • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people

    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 Okfuskee County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Boley
      • Boley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the French Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
    • Castle
      • Castle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the French Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Castle.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Clearview
    • Coalton
    • Dewar
      • Dewar lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the French Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dewar.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
    • Dustin
    • Hanna
      • Hanna lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the French Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Henryetta
    • Hoffman
    • Okemah
    • Okmulgee
    • Paden
      • Paden lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the French Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
    • Weleetka
    • Wetumka

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the French Cemetery.<5>

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

    • North Fork Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Likowski Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Likowski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Likowski Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Likowski Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weleetka.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crestwood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221943 <6>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Okemah.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98641 <6>
    • Wind Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wind Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wind Family Cemetery
    • High Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Barnet - Fisher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnet - Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnet - Fisher Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnet - Fisher Cemetery
    • Renkie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Renkie Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • The Renkie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Renkie Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renkie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99346 <6>
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Okemah and Wetumka.  The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Wetumka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99522 <6>
    • Thlopthlocco Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thlopthlocco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Arbeka Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbeka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arbeka Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbeka Cemetery
      • Harjo Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harjo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harjo Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harjo Cemetery
      • Morse Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morse Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
      • Holahta Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holahta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holahta Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holahta Cemetery
      • Greenleaf Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
      • St. Paul's Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
      • Salt Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
      • Nuyaka Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuyaka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nuyaka Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuyaka Cemetery

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

    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 Okfuskee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the French Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4064, Longitude: -96.1933       In this case, the coordinates for the French Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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