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A visit to the Moran 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 Moran Cemetery ...

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

34.0832, -95.0958

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

The Moran Cemetery is located in McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Moran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Moran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Moran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rufe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valliant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sobol Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sobol Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobol Cemetery
  • Swink Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Swink Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink Cemetery
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Wilson Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Chapel Cemetery
  • Ringold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Ringold Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringold Cemetery
  • Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Ft. Towson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Towson Cemetery
  • Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Black Jack Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
  • Corinne Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Corinne Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Watsons Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spencerville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Spencerville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville Cemetery
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Albion (TX).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379950 <5>
    • Haley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Haley Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Garvin.
      • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188528 <5>
    • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    • Albion Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Frogville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Frogville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Moran Cemetery.

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

  • Slim
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
  • Rufe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valliant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wright City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ringold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Millerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Towson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Golden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Garvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Sawyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Spencerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Oleta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
    • Virgil
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Frogville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
    • Kanawha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Holly Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Cloudy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
    • Apple
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Addielou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • Rattan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Idabel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <6>
    • Broken Bow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hochatown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Moran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCurtain County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Moran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McCurtain 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 Moran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095505  (Moran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095505 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: McCurtain
      • Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wright City
      • Location given for Moran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0831613     Lon: -95.0957842
      • 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 McCurtain, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moran 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.