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A visit to the Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery ...

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

35.3778, -99.4959

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

The Merritt Cemetery is located in Beckham County<2>.

The county seat for Beckham County is located in Sayre. Sayre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Merritt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Merritt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Merritt Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Doxey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Doxey Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Doxey Cemetery
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • East Fairlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sayre - Doxey Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Sayre Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ural Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ural Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural Cemetery
    • Sandstone Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sandstone Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Carter.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98108 <5>
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Edwardsville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Merritt Cemetery.

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

  • Elk City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Sayre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
  • Carter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Canute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Carpenter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Delhi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Burns Flat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Foss
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Foss is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
  • Hammon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <6>
  • Cheyenne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Strong City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dill City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mayfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Willow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Erick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sentinel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Butler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington

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 Merritt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beckham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berlin
  • Bessie
  • Burns Flat
  • Butler
  • Canute
    • Canute lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Merritt Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Carter
  • Cheyenne
  • Dill City
  • Elk City
  • Erick
    • Erick lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Merritt Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erick.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
  • Foss
    • Foss lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Merritt Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Granite
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

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 Merritt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Beckham 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 Merritt Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095335  (Merritt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095335 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: Beckham
      • Est. Elev: 637 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elk City
      • Location given for Merritt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.3778281     Lon: -99.4959276
      • 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 Beckham, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merritt 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.