A visit to the McLain 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 McLain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McLain Cemetery:
35.5729, -95.2747
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McLain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McLain Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.
The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the McLain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McLain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McLain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McLain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Agnew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Agnew Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew Cemetery
- Warner Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- South Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Bethel Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
- Brushy Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brushy Mtn. Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Mtn. Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Howland Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaught Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Plunkett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Oktaha.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99067 <5>
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Woodall Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hammer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hammer Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Grayson Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Foreman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Foreman Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Gum Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sam Cemetery is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McLain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McLain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- River Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Bottom is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Warner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sour John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sour John is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Webbers Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Paradise Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Oktaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rentiesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bacone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bacone is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Simms is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Muskogee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duchess Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
- Porum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Redbird Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- Fort Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Checotah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wybark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wybark is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Box
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Beland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beland is also located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Wainwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 McLain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McLain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bacone
- Braggs
- Checotah
- Fort Gibson
- Gore
- Gore lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McLain Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gore.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Muskogee
- Oktaha
- Porum
- Vian
- Vian lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McLain Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vian.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
- Wainwright
- Warner
- Webbers Falls
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 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 McLain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Muskogee 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 McLain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095261 (McLain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095261 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: Muskogee
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keefton
- Location given for McLain Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5728756 Lon: -95.2746879
- 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 Muskogee, 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- McLain 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. |
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