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A visit to the Martha 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 Martha Cemetery ...

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

34.7184, -99.3779

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martha Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Martha Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Altus. Altus lies just to the southeast of the Martha Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Martha Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Martha Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Park
  • Blair Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
  • Victory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Victory Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
  • Altus City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Altus City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus City Cemetery
    • The Altus City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Altus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97862 <5>
  • Guffin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Guffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffin Cemetery
  • Aaron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Aaron Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
  • Warren Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Warren Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
  • Ladessa Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ladessa Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladessa Cemetery
  • Rock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
  • Duke Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Duke Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Prairie Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • Navajo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Navajo Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Cemetery
    • Olustee Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Olustee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee Cemetery
    • Francis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Francis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
    • Quartz Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Quartz Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Elmer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Elmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martha Cemetery.

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

  • Martha
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Altus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <6>
  • Hester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Duke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • East Duke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Olustee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Humphreys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Humphreys is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
  • Mangum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lugert ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Headrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Elmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hess
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hess is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess

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 Martha Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Altus
  • Blair
    • Blair lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Martha Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Duke
    • Duke lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Martha Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Duke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Elmer
  • Gould
  • Granite
  • Headrick
  • Lone Wolf
  • Mangum
    • Mangum lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Martha Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Martha
  • Mountain Park
  • Olustee
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Snyder
    • Tipton
    • Willow
      • Willow lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Martha Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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 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 Martha Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 Martha Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095159  (Martha Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095159 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: Jackson
      • Est. Elev: 426 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Martha
      • Location given for Martha Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.7183995     Lon: -99.3778649
      • 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 Jackson, 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- Martha 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.