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A visit to the Holder 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 Holder Cemetery ...

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

34.0968, -95.7636

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

The Holder Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Hugo. Hugo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Holder Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holder Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Holder Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Wade Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
  • Soper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Soper Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Soper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99554 <5>
  • Restland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Restland Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Crowder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
  • Darwin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Darwin Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Cemetery
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
  • Cooksville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville Cemetery
  • Antlers City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Antlers City Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers City Cemetery
  • Sugarloaf Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sugarloaf Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Farris Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Farris Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
    • Crystal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crystal Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Crowder Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Sweet Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sweet Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill Cemetery
    • Goodland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goodland Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland Cemetery
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holder Cemetery.

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

  • Soper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Boswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Farris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Antlers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garretts Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
  • Hugo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
  • Ethel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Bennington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Razor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
  • Belk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
  • Grant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Moyers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Matoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Matoy is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
    • Belzoni
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
    • Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Direct
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Chicota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Bentley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Arthur City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Virgil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Rattan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bokchito
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Midcity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Midcity is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
      • Midcity has also been known as:
      • Trout Spur
      • Trout
    • Finley
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Holder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Holder Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Holder Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1093840  (Holder Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093840 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: Choctaw
      • Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boswell
      • Location given for Holder Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0967667     Lon: -95.7635834
      • 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 Choctaw, 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 from Point A (ie- Holder 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.