A visit to the McKinney 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 McKinney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKinney Cemetery:
34.4515, -96.0922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKinney Cemetery is located in Atoka County<2>.
The county seat for Atoka County is located in Atoka. Atoka lies just to the south southwest of the McKinney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKinney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKinney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKinney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stringtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Wells Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Street Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Street Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Boggy Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boggy Bend Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Bend Cemetery
- Green Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215146 <5>
- West View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Lehigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Lehigh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lehigh Cemetery
- Woodman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodman Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Lehigh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Buffalo Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cairo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cairo Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Cemetery
- Tushka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Tushka Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Bera Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bera Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bera Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Tushka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980933 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the McKinney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKinney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bruno is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phillips
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Tushka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Coalgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Caney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bentley is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Farris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Centrahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wapanucka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Matoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matoy is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
- Kiowa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Tupelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bromide
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 McKinney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atoka County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKinney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Atoka
- Atoka lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McKinney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atoka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Caney
- Caney lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McKinney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Centrahoma
- Clarita
- Coalgate
- Coleman
- Lehigh
- Pittsburg
- Wapanucka
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 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 McKinney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Atoka 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 McKinney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095256 (McKinney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095256 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: Atoka
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stringtown
- Location given for McKinney Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4514819 Lon: -96.0922147
- 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 Atoka, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKinney 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. |