A visit to the Melton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Melton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Melton Cemetery (FG ID #98932).
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 Melton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melton Cemetery:
36.9640, -95.6019
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Melton Cemetery is located in Nowata County<3>.
The county seat for Nowata County is located in Nowata. Nowata lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the south of the Melton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melton Cemetery.
Establishment of the Melton Cemetery ...
The Melton Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Melton Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Hickory Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Goose Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Goose Neck Cemetery is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Neck Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kalloch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kellick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kellick Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellick Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Steward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Lain Burial Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lain Burial Ground is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lain Burial Ground
- The Lain Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Lain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98783 <1>
- Goodtraveler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodtraveler Cemetery is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodtraveler Cemetery
- Keeton Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Coffeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Coffeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Lenapah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avian ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Dearing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valeda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valeda is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Wann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sanders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Edna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <6>
- Penfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Copan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nowata
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coodys Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
- Caney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Caney is located in Montgomery County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <6>
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 Melton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nowata County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caney
- Cherryvale
- Coffeyville
- Copan
- Dearing
- Delaware
- Dewey
- Dewey lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Melton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dewey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Independence
- Lenapah
- Mound Valley
- Nowata
- South Coffeyville
- Tyro
- Tyro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Melton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wann
- Wann lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Melton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wann.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Melton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Nowata 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 Melton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #98932
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095302 (Melton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095302 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: Nowata
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Coffeyville
- Location given for Melton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9639703 Lon: -95.6019217
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Nowata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Melton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |