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A visit to the Mathewson 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 Mathewson Cemetery ...

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

35.6706, -97.7975

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

The Mathewson Cemetery is located in Canadian County<2>.

The county seat for Canadian County is located in El Reno. El Reno lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mathewson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mathewson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mathewson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Palmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Kansas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Kansas Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Frisco Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Frisco Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Beecham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Beecham Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Mennonville Mennonite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grimes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
    • Whisler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Whisler Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler Cemetery
    • Cashion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cashion Cemetery is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Cemetery
    • Okarche Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Okarche Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okarche Cemetery
    • Yukon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Yukon Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon Cemetery
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oklahoma City.
      • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resurrection Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99355 <5>
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
    • Christner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Christner Cemetery is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christner Cemetery

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 Mathewson Cemetery.

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

  • Piedmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Richland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Richland is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Reeding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
  • Yukon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Yukon is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <6>
  • Okarche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Concho
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cashion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • El Reno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Bethany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Warr Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingfisher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • The Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Wandel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Nichols Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Britton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Powers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Edmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <6>
    • Calumet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cimarron City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Union City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mustang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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 Mathewson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Canadian County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathewson 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 helpful 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 Mathewson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Canadian 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 Mathewson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095174  (Mathewson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095174 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: Canadian
      • Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: El Reno NE
      • Location given for Mathewson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.670605     Lon: -97.7975472
      • 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 Canadian, 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' (or 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- Mathewson 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.