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A visit to the Halcomb 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 Halcomb Cemetery ...

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

35.8781, -99.1668

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

The Halcomb Cemetery is located in Dewey County<2>.

The county seat for Dewey County is located in Taloga. Taloga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Halcomb Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Halcomb Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Halcomb Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Center Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
  • Webb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rhea Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
  • Prairie Bell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie Bell Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bell Cemetery
  • Yake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Yake Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yake Cemetery
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Raymond Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Cemetery
  • Trail Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trail Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • New Hermon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The New Hermon Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hermon Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Osceola Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Osceola Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Union View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Union View Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View Cemetery
      • The Union View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kansas Ridge Cemetery
      • Lousy Ridge Cemetery
    • New Herman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The New Herman Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Herman Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Elm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
    • Brooker - Meek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Cox Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cox Family Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Putnam.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437481 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Halcomb Cemetery.

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

  • Leedey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Putnam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Camargo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taloga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hammon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <6>
  • Vici
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Custer City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Richmond is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Arapaho
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Seiling
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mutual
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Oakwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Strong City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Fay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Foss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 Halcomb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dewey County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Butler
  • Camargo
  • Clinton
  • Custer City
  • Fay
    • Fay lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Halcomb Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Foss
    • Foss lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Halcomb Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Leedey
  • Mutual
  • Oakwood
  • Putnam
  • Richmond
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Sharon
      • Sharon lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Halcomb Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Strong City
    • Taloga
    • Thomas
      • Thomas lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Halcomb Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thomas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Vici
      • Vici lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Halcomb Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vici.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vici

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 professional and volunteer 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 Halcomb Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Dewey 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 Halcomb Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1093484  (Halcomb Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093484 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: Dewey
      • Est. Elev: 559 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Webb
      • Location given for Halcomb Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.8781012     Lon: -99.1667664
      • 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 Dewey, 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- Halcomb 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.