A visit to the James 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 James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Cemetery:
34.4593, -97.1217
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Sulphur. Sulphur lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the James Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the James 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 James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- The Howell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butterly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98070 <5>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- Wheeler Flats Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Canyon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Canyon Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canyon Cemetery
- Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnewood View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Sulphur.
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sulphur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99129 <5>
- Springer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Shirley Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Five Mile Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Five Mile Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
- The Five Mile Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Mile Creek Cemetery
- Fivemile Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166188 <5>
- Glenn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dougherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Crusher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Sulphur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Gene Autry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gene Autry is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Former names for Gene Autry:
- Berwyn
- Dresden
- Lou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <6>
- Wynnewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hennepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Katie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Katie is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Pooleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Satterwhite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Satterwhite is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tatums
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clemscott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clemscott is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
- Pauls Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 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 James Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ardmore
- Dougherty
- Elmore City
- Mill Creek
- Pauls Valley
- Roff
- Roff lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the James Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
- Sulphur
- Wynnewood
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 helpful 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 James Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 James Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1094173 (James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1094173 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dougherty
- Location given for James Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.459255 Lon: -97.1216852
- 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 Murray, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- James 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. |