A visit to the McMahan 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 McMahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMahan Cemetery:
35.0801, -96.2120
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McMahan Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.
The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the McMahan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McMahan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McMahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Lamar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamar Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery
- Calvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Calvin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98088 <5>
- Barnett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- South Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Yeager Oakhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Glory Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory Cemetery
- Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McCaybe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McCaybe Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaybe Cemetery
- Buchner Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holdenville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Hill Top Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Wetumka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Horntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Lamar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yeager
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Holdenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wetumka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Stuart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dustin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dustin is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Wewoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gerty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gerty is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weleetka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sasakwa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Non
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Non is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
- Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Hanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Citra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Citra is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
- Bearden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Clearview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
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 McMahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hughes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Atwood
- Calvin
- Clearview
- Dustin
- Hanna
- Hanna lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the McMahan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Lima
- Lima lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McMahan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Okemah
- Sasakwa
- Stuart
- Weleetka
- Wetumka
- Wewoka
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 professional and volunteer 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 McMahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Hughes 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 McMahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095271 (McMahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095271 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: Hughes
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lamar
- Location given for McMahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0800894 Lon: -96.2119501
- 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 Hughes, 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 from Point A (ie- McMahan 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. |