A visit to the Harjo 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 Harjo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harjo Cemetery:
35.3751, -96.6356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harjo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County<2>.
The county seat for Seminole County is located in Wewoka. Wewoka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Harjo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harjo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Harjo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harjo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keokuk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Keokuk Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk Cemetery
- Plenty Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Plenty Faith Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Faith Cemetery
- Snake Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Snake Creek Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Bruner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- McCulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCulah Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulah Cemetery
- Czech National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McKosato Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McKosato Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKosato Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Prague Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prague Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Lambdin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lambdin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambdin Cemetery
- Garden Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Garden Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove Cemetery
- Kyker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Kyker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyker Cemetery
- McKosta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McKosta Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKosta Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Kinnelworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Kinnelworth Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnelworth Cemetery
- Sweutka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sweutka Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweutka Cemetery
- Schoolton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rusk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rusk Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harjo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harjo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seminole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Cromwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Earlsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Bearden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bowlegs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aydelotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- Wewoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ixl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Meeker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
- Okemah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sparks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
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 Harjo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seminole County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harjo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boley
- Castle
- Earlsboro
- Lima
- Maud
- Maud lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Harjo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Meeker
- Okemah
- Paden
- Prague
- Seminole
- Shawnee
- Sparks
- Tecumseh
- Wewoka
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 Harjo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Seminole 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 Harjo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1093542 (Harjo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093542 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: Seminole
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prague
- Location given for Harjo Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3750728 Lon: -96.6355718
- 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 Seminole, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harjo 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. |