A visit to the Manus 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 Manus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Manus Cemetery:
35.8987, -94.8797
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Manus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Manus Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Tahlequah. Tahlequah lies just to the west northwest of the Manus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Manus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Manus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Manus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cedar Tree Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Tree Cemetery
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cobb Family Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Family Cemetery
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Mission Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worcester Mission Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875435 <5>
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99416 <5>
- Caney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Cemetery
- Tahlequah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tahlequah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah Cemetery
- Park Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- Neugin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Neugin Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neugin Cemetery
- Pumpkin Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spade Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spade Mtn. Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mtn. Cemetery
- Crittenden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crittenden Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Hendricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Steeley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Steeley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeley Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Scraper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Scraper Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Manus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Manus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Welling
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Briggs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Eldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tahlequah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tenkiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Wauhillau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Carters Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Proctor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Rocky Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Caney Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Barber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Pettit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Pettit Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Moodys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Zeb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Dry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Christie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Gideon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gideon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Cookson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- West Peavine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Scraper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
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 Manus Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Manus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Manus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Manus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095120 (Manus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095120 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tahlequah
- Location given for Manus Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8987014 Lon: -94.8796753
- 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 Cherokee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manus 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. |
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