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A visit to the Old Mellette 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 Mellette Cemetery ...

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

35.2168, -95.6919

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

The Old Mellette Cemetery is located in McIntosh County<2>.

The county seat for McIntosh County is located in Eufaula. Eufaula lies just to the northeast of the Old Mellette Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mellette Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mellette Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wesley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
  • New Mellette Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The New Mellette Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mellette Cemetery
  • McDougal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The McDougal Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal Cemetery
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Washington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Washington Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Polokee Charles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Polokee Charles Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polokee Charles Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Polokee Charles Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Eufaula.
    • The Polokee Charles Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Charles Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98135 <5>
  • Indianola Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indianola Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Cemetery
  • Lawson Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Polk Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McIntosh Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The McIntosh Family Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntosh Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Eufaula.
      • The McIntosh Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McIntosh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141211 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Massey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Massey Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
    • Whitlow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Whitlow Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Hutton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hutton Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
    • Choate Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Choate Prairie Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Prairie Cemetery
    • Bower Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bower Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bower Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Longtown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98010 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mellette Cemetery.

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

  • Sams Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sams Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Point
  • Canadian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vivian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vivian is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Carters Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corner
  • Indianola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eufaula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristow Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
  • Carlton Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Landing
  • Longtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stidham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hanna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Bug Tussle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Blocker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Onapa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Onapa is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
      • Onapa has also been known as:
      • Bond
    • Texanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna

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 Mellette Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McIntosh County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Canadian
  • Checotah
  • Crowder
  • Dustin
    • Dustin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Mellette Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dustin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Eufaula
  • Hanna
    • Hanna lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Old Mellette Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hoffman
    • Hoffman lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Mellette Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoffman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Indianola
  • Krebs
    • Krebs lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Mellette Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Krebs.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • McAlester
  • Quinton
    • Quinton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Mellette Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton

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 websites either 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 Mellette Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McIntosh 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 Mellette Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1847452  (Old Mellette Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1847452 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: McIntosh
      • Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canadian
      • Location given for Old Mellette Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 35.2167651     Lon: -95.6919346
      • 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 McIntosh, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Mellette 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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