A visit to the Old Duncan 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 Old Duncan Cemetery ...
The Old Duncan Cemetery is located in Stephens County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Colbert Cemetery
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Comanche Cemetery
- The Comanche Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Cooper Cemetery
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Cruce Cemetery
- The Cruce Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Duncan Cemetery
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Fairlawn Cemeteries
- The Fairlawn Cemeteries is located in Stephens County
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- Folsom Foster Cemetery
- The Folsom Foster Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Henderson - Harris Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Marlow Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Owens Prairie Cemetery
- The Owens Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owens Prairie Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Duncan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99188 <2>
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- Resthaven Cemetery
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
- Rock Creek Cemetery
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Short Cemetery
- The Short Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Stoner Cemetery
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Tucker Cemetery
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Upchurch Farm Cemetery
- The Upchurch Farm Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
- The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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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 Old Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Addington
- Bethel
- Bethel is located in Comanche County
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- Bray
- Central High
- Central High is located in Stephens County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Comanche
- Countyline
- Cox City
- Cox City is located in Grady County
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- Duncan
- Empire City
- Empire City is located in Stephens County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Gas City
- Gas City is located in Stephens County
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- Hulen
- Hulen is located in Cotton County
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- Loco
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marlow
- Meridian
- Meridian is located in Stephens County
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- Oil City
- Oil City is located in Stephens County
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- Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
- Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
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- Rush Springs
- Sterling
- Tussy
- Velma
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 Old Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Addington
- Comanche
- Duncan
- Hastings
- Rush Springs
- Sterling
- Temple
- Walters
- Waurika
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 Old Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Stephens 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 Old Duncan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1777386 (Old Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777386 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: Stephens
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duncan North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Stephens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Duncan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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