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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lawson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lawson Cemetery (FG ID #98799)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lawson Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.1523°   (36° 9' 8")

Lon:   -96.6943°   (-96° 41' 39")

The Lawson Cemetery is located in Payne County<2>.

The county seat for Payne County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of the Lawson Cemetery .

Establishment of the Lawson Cemetery ...

The Lawson Cemetery was established in 1896.

Name Variations for Lawson Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Lawson Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Quay Cemetery
  • Yale Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Underwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
  • Maramec Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maramec Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maramec Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maramec Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Highland Cemetery is located in Creek County
  • Hopp Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopp Cemetery is located in Payne County
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Creek County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
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    • Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Eberle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eberle Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Ingall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ingall Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Indian Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Dunkin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunkin Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Bend Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bend Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Silver Star Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Star Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Euchee Valley Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Euchee Valley Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Euchee Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Euchee Valley Memorial Park is located in Payne County
    • Drumright North Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drumright North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drumright North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drumright North Cemetery is located in Creek County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.

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

  • Quay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Yale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cartoco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maramec
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jennings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • North Village is located in Payne County
  • Silver City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Creek County
  • Terlton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terlton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlton
    • Terlton is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlton <6>
  • Cody
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cushing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Drumright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
      • Drumright is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <6>
    • Pawnee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ripley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <6>
    • Lawrence Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Skedee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • South Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
    • Blackburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 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 Lawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Payne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Blackburn
  • Cleveland
  • Cushing
  • Drumright
  • Glencoe
  • Hallett
  • Jennings
  • Maramec
  • Oilton
  • Pawnee
    • Pawnee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lawson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pawnee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Quay
    • Quay lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Lawson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
  • Ripley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Skedee
    • Terlton
    • Yale
      • Yale lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Lawson Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale

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 Lawson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Payne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lawson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Lawson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1094537  (Lawson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1094537 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Maramec
      • County: Payne         Elev: 286
      • Location given for GNIS #1094537 (Lawson Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #98799

    The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Payne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lawson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1523, Longitude: -96.6943    
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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