A visit to the Keokuk 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 Keokuk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keokuk Cemetery:
35.4117, -96.6384
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keokuk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keokuk Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Keokuk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keokuk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Keokuk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keokuk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Giles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Plenty Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Plenty Faith Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Faith Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Czech National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCulah Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulah Cemetery
- Prague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Prague Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague Cemetery
- McKosato Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McKosato Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKosato Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Snake Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Snake Creek Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
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- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Lambdin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lambdin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambdin Cemetery
- Kyker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kyker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyker Cemetery
- Bruner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Garden Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Garden Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove Cemetery
- McKosta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McKosta Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKosta Cemetery
- Rusk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rusk Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale 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 Keokuk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keokuk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prague
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont
(8 miles [12.9 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)
- Boley
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Seminole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Earlsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Meeker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aydelotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
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- Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Ixl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Sparks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlegs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Okemah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wewoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Maud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 <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 Keokuk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keokuk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boley
- Boley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Keokuk Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
- Castle
- Davenport
- Earlsboro
- Lima
- Maud
- Maud lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Keokuk Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Meeker
- Okemah
- Paden
- Paden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Keokuk Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- 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 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 Keokuk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Keokuk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1094336 (Keokuk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1094336 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prague
- Location given for Keokuk Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4117388 Lon: -96.6383495
- 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 Pottawatomie, 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- Keokuk 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. |