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A visit to the Messer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Messer Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.0851°   (34° 5' 6")

Lon:   -95.4814°   (-95° 28' 53")

The Messer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Hugo. Hugo lies just to the south southwest of the Messer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Messer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cooksville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Springs Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springs Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springs Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Olivet Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99016 <5>
  • Crosley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crosley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Belzoni Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belzoni Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belzoni Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belzoni Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
  • White Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Church Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
  • Goodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodland Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Shoat Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoat Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoat Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoat Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Spencerville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencerville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencerville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Rattan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Ethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ethel Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Sweet Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweet Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Grant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Choctaw County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Messer Cemetery.

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

  • Apple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Apple is located in Choctaw County
  • Hugo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
  • Virgil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
  • Belzoni
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
    • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
  • Sawyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <6>
  • Spencerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rattan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
  • Oleta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
    • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
  • Soper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Towson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
    • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Corinne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
      • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Antlers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arthur City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
      • Arthur City is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <6>
    • Chicota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Razor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Razor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
      • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Frogville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frogville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
    • Swink
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Finley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Midcity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
      • Midcity is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Midcity has also been known as:
      • Trout Spur
      • Trout

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 Messer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antlers
  • Fort Towson
  • Hugo
    • Hugo lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Messer Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hugo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Sawyer
  • Soper
    • Soper lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Messer Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Soper.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Messer 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 Messer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1095337  (Messer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1095337 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hugo Dam
    • County: Choctaw         Elev: 144
    • Location given for GNIS #1095337 (Messer Cemetery)

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

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 Choctaw, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Messer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0851, Longitude: -95.4814       In this case, the coordinates for the Messer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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