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A visit to the Old Foss Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Foss Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Old Foss Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.4512°   (35° 27' 4")

Lon:   -99.1873°   (-99° 11' 14")

The Old Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County<2>.

The county seat for Washita County is located in New Cordell. New Cordell lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Foss Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Foss Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Washita County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Foss Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Foss Cemetery.

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

    • Foss
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <4>
    • Canute
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns Flat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <4>
    • Carpenter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Elk City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <4>
    • Dill City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <4>
    • Bessie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
      • Bessie is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <4>
    • Butler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Cordell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <4>
    • Arapaho
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
      • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <4>
    • Sentinel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rocky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
      • Rocky is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky <4>

    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 Foss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washita County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Foss Cemetery.<5>

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

    • New Foss Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Foss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Foss Cemetery
    • Kerns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kerns Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerns Cemetery
    • Page Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Edwardsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwardsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwardsville Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Edwardsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwardsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwardsville Cemetery
    • Novis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Novis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Novis Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Novis Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Hebron Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Pixlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Pixlee Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
      • North Burns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Burns Cemetery
      • Old Boggy Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Boggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Boggy Cemetery
      • Guy Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Guy Cemetery is located in Washita County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guy Cemetery
      • Parkersburg Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parkersburg Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkersburg Cemetery
      • Schultz Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schultz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Schultz Cemetery is located in Washita County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schultz Cemetery
      • Cabaniss Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabaniss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabaniss Cemetery

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

    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 Foss Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1777473  (Old Foss Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1777473 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: Foss
      • County: Washita         Elev: 519
      • Location given for GNIS #1777473 (Old Foss 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 Washita, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Foss Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4512, Longitude: -99.1873       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Foss Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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