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A visit to the Old Fort Towson 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 Ft. Towson Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery:

34.0262, -95.2591

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

The Old Ft. Towson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Hugo. Hugo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Swink Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Swink Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
  • Everidge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Everidge Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everidge Cemetery
  • Frogville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Frogville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville Cemetery
  • Valliant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spencerville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spencerville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville Cemetery
  • Shoat Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Shoat Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoat Springs Cemetery
  • Missionary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Missionary Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary Cemetery
  • Oaks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oaks Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
  • Rufe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sobol Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Sobol Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobol Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Goodwater Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
    • Moran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moran Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
    • Black Jack Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Corinne Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Corinne Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Rattan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Messer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Messer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Olivet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99016 <5>
    • Durant Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Durant Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ft. Towson Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fort Towson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Swink
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sawyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Virgil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Frogville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
  • Valliant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Slim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
  • Rufe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kanawha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
  • Apple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
  • Corinne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oleta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
    • Addielou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • Millerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wright City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ringold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rattan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hugo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
    • Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pin Hook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Belzoni
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni

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 Ft. Towson 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 Old Ft. Towson 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 Old Ft. Towson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Ft. Towson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1096236  (Old Fort Towson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096236 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: Choctaw
      • Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Towson
      • Location given for Old Fort Towson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0262169     Lon: -95.2591218
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Ft. Towson 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.