A visit to the Manila Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Manila Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Manila Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Manila Cemetery
Lat: 36.7581° (36° 45' 29")
Lon: -98.7737° (-98° 46' 25")
The Manila Cemetery is located in Woods County<2>.
The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies just to the east northeast of the Manila Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Manila Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Manila Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Avard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Avard Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Star Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Alva Municipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alva Municipal Cemetery
- The Alva Municipal Cemetery is located in Woods County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alva Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alva.
- The Alva Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alva City Cemetery
- Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97863 <5>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Hill Cemetery
- The Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Whitehorse Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehorse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehorse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitehorse Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Union Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Highland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Fairvalley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairvalley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairvalley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairvalley Cemetery is located in Woods County
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- Short Spring Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Short Springs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Short Springs Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
- Ewing Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Preston Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Preston Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Garrison Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
- Capron Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capron Cemetery
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Woods County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capron Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Capron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98098 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Woods County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hardtner (KS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98411 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Manila Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Manila Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Avard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
- Avard is located in Woods County
- Alva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waynoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
- Waynoka is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <6>
- Dacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Woods County
- Capron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Capron is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
- Heman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
- Heman is located in Woods County
- Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <6>
- Hardtner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yewed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
- Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
- Lambert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stubbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Stubbs is located in Barber County (KS)
- Eldred ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
- Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
- Carmen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingersoll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
- Cherokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kiowa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Kiowa has also been known as:
- Kiowa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <6>
- Haskew ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
- Haskew is located in Woods County
- Aline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Aetna is located in Barber County (KS)
- Quinlan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
- Quinlan is located in Woodward County
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 Manila Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woods County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Manila Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aetna - Historic
- Aetna lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Manila Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aetna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Aline
- Alva
- Alva lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Manila Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
- Amorita
- Avard
- Burlington
- Byron
- Byron lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Manila Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Capron
- Carmen
- Cherokee
- Dacoma
- Freedom
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Haskew - Historic
- Ingersoll
- Quinlan
- Waynoka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Manila Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Woods County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Manila Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095110 (Manila Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1095110 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: Tegarden SE
- County: Woods Elev: 458
- Location given for GNIS #1095110 (Manila Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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 Woods, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Manila Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7581, Longitude: -98.7737 In this case, the coordinates for the Manila Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<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. |
<8> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |