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A visit to the Melville 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 Melville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Melville Cemetery (FG ID #98876)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Melville Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melville Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   34.7075°   (34° 42' 27")

Lon:   -96.5364°   (-96° 32' 11")

The Melville Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<3>.

The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Ada. Ada lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west northwest of the Melville Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Melville Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Frisco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frisco Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Allison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Cockran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cockran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cockran Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Coal County
  • Fivemile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fivemile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fivemile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fivemile Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Puller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Puller Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Lonegrove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonegrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonegrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lonegrove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atkins Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Lula Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lula Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lula Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
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    • Red Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Springs Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Hickory Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Fittstown Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fittstown Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fittstown Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fittstown Baptist Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jesse Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jesse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jesse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jesse Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Franks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Franks Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Denney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oakman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakman Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Ada Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ada Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ada Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Boiling Spring Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boiling Spring Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boiling Spring Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boiling Spring Indian Cemetery is located in Coal County
    • Black Rock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Melville Cemetery.

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

  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahloso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ahloso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
    • Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ahloso
    • From the Melville Cemetery to Ahloso
  • Harden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
    • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
  • Fittstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jesse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Franks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
    • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Franks
    • From the Melville Cemetery to Franks
  • Tupelo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
    • Tupelo is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <7>
  • Oakman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Citra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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    • Francis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Centrahoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <7>
    • Fitzhugh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <7>
    • Allen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <7>
    • Byng
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
      • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 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 Melville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Melville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Centrahoma
  • Clarita
  • Fitzhugh
  • Francis
  • Roff
    • Roff lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Melville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
  • Sasakwa
  • Stonewall

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 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 Melville Cemetery:

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 Melville Cemetery:

  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #98876

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Melville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7075, Longitude: -96.5364    
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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