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A visit to the Holy Family 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 Holy Family Cemetery ...

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

35.4231, -99.2720

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

The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Washita County<2>.

The county seat for Washita County is located in New Cordell. New Cordell lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Holy Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Holy Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
  • Old Foss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Foss Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Novis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Novis Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novis Cemetery
  • New Foss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The New Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Foss Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • East Fairlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The East Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
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    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Kerns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Kerns Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns Cemetery
    • North Burns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The North Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burns Cemetery
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
    • Edwardsville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Ural Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ural Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holy Family Cemetery.

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

  • Canute
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Foss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Burns Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Dill City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bessie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Cordell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Carter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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    • Sentinel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Arapaho
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>

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 Holy Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washita County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Berlin
  • Bessie
  • Burns Flat
  • Butler
    • Butler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Canute
    • Canute lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Carter
  • Cheyenne
  • Clinton
  • Custer City
  • Dill City
  • Elk City
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Continue List   (8 more)
      • Foss lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Hobart
      • Hobart lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hobart.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Lone Wolf
    • Rocky
      • Rocky lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rocky.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
    • Sayre
      • Sayre lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sentinel
    • Strong City
    • Willow
      • Willow lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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 Holy Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Washita 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 Holy Family Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1777781  (Holy Family Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777781 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: Washita
      • Est. Elev: 574 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canute
      • Location given for Holy Family Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.4231055     Lon: -99.2720335
      • 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 Washita, 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' (or 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- Holy Family 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.