A visit to the Maxwell 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 Maxwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maxwell Cemetery:
34.9104, -96.8247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Ada. Ada lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Maxwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maxwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Maxwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maxwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Box X Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Box X Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box X Cemetery
- Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vista Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Violet Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Violet Springs Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Springs Cemetery
- Lyon's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lyon's Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon's Cemetery
- East Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Fairview Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairview Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Konawa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Konawa Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa Cemetery
- The Konawa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Konawa City Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Bruner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Abbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Nash - Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nash - Wood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash - Wood Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Moppin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moppin Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moppin Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McGee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Stratford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1419634 <5>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Vamoosa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Vamoosa Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamoosa Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maxwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maxwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oil Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Konawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Asher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byng
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
- Oakman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Wanette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Byars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Francis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Maud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
- Ahloso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Fitzhugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sasakwa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bowlegs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Maxwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maxwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Maxwell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Asher
- Byars
- Fitzhugh
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Maxwell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Macomb
- Maud
- Roff
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Stratford
- Tribbey
- Wanette
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 Maxwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 Maxwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095179 (Maxwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095179 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Konawa
- Location given for Maxwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9103598 Lon: -96.8247403
- 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 Pontotoc, 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- Maxwell 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. |