A visit to the Metcalf 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 Metcalf Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metcalf Cemetery:
35.0581, -97.1261
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metcalf Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Metcalf Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Metcalf Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Metcalf Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metcalf Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Council Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Council Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Creek Cemetery
- Cropper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cropper Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hill Cemetery
- Tribbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tribbey Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey Cemetery
- Old Moral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Moral Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moral Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
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- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Willow View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Willow View Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View Cemetery
- Corbett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Corbett Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett Cemetery
- Wanette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wanette Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanette Cemetery
- Denten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Denten Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denten Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Avoca Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Avoca Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
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 Metcalf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metcalf Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tribbey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Wanette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Maguire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Axe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Asher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slaughterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Purcell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Byars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Noble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paoli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Sacred Heart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
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 Metcalf Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Metcalf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asher
- Asher lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Metcalf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Asher.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Byars
- Byars lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Metcalf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byars.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
- Lexington
- Macomb
- Maud
- Maud lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Metcalf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Noble
- Noble lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Metcalf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Noble.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Paoli
- Paoli lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Metcalf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paoli.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Purcell
- Sacred Heart
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Tecumseh
- Tribbey
- Wanette
- Washington
- Wayne
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 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 Metcalf Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Metcalf Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095338 (Metcalf Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095338 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eason
- Location given for Metcalf Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.05813 Lon: -97.1261357
- 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 Pottawatomie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Metcalf 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. |
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