A visit to the Maple Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Maple Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maple Grove Cemetery (FG ID #98882).
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 Maple Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Grove Cemetery:
36.6300, -98.3782
The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County<2>.
The county seat for Alfalfa County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies just to the north of the Maple Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Chief Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aline Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eastern Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Star Cemetery
- Rupert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Timberlake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milan Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
- Stella Friends Academy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Short Spring Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short Springs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Square Cedar Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Square Cedar Cemetery is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Cedar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yewed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dacoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ingersoll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goltry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleo Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hopeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nash
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orienta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Byron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Alva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amorita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Maple Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alfalfa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aline
- Aline lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aline.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Alva
- Alva lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
- Amorita
- Avard
- Avard lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
- Burlington
- Byron
- Byron lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Capron
- Carmen
- Carrier
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Cleo Springs
- Dacoma
- Goltry
- Ingersoll
- Ringwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Alfalfa 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #98882
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095126 (Maple Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095126 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: Alfalfa
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lambert
- Location given for Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6297538 Lon: -98.3778522
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alfalfa, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Grove 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. |