A visit to the Old Indian 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 Indian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Indian Cemetery:
36.9731, -94.9388
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Indian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.
The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Miami. Miami lies just to the south southeast of the Old Indian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Indian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Old Indian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- GAR Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The GAR Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the GAR Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Miami.
- The GAR Cemetery has also been known as:
- GAR Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98534 <5>
- Green lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green lawn Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green lawn Cemetery
- Russell Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Fly Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fly Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Baxter Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Baxter Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs Cemetery
- The Baxter Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baxter Springs City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91992 <5>
- Ferris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Nidiffer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Nidiffer Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidiffer Cemetery
- Hudson Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Creek Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View 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 Indian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mill Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- North Miami
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Commerce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Treece
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- Picher ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cravensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Miami
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dotyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Quapaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Faulkner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Chetopa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Welch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Narcissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Commonwealth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Baxter Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baxter Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Neutral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Bluejacket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ottawa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Indian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter Springs
- Bluejacket
- Columbus
- Commerce
- Hallowell
- Miami
- Miami lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Indian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Miami.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Picher - Historic
- Quapaw
- Treece
- Welch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Indian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Ottawa 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 Indian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1096240 (Old Indian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096240 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: Ottawa
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miami NW
- Location given for Old Indian Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9731247 Lon: -94.9388445
- 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 Ottawa, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Indian 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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