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A visit to the McKosta 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 McKosta Cemetery ...

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

35.4226, -96.7931

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

The McKosta Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.

The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the McKosta Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McKosta Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McKosta Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Garden Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Garden Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove Cemetery
  • Gable Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Gable Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gable Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • McKosato Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The McKosato Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKosato Cemetery
  • Wakole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Wakole Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakole Cemetery
  • Neal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
  • Payne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bruner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bruner Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
  • Plenty Faith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Plenty Faith Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Faith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dalton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Dalton Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Guild Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Guild Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild Cemetery
    • Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pickett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99613 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shawnee.
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shawnee Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98396 <5>
    • Keokuk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Keokuk Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk Cemetery
    • Kyker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kyker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKosta Cemetery.

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

  • Johnson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Bellemont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Aydelotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
  • Prague
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meeker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawnee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
  • Earlsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tecumseh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
  • Sparks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Paden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bethel Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Seminole
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • McLoud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <6>
    • Boley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <6>
    • Chandler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cromwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Davenport
      (19 miles [30.6 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 McKosta Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McKosta Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 McKosta Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095260  (McKosta Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095260 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: Pottawatomie
      • Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shawnee NE
      • Location given for McKosta Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.4225703     Lon: -96.7930761
      • 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 Pottawatomie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKosta 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.