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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Velma Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Velma Cemetery (FG ID #574408)

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 Velma Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.4628°   (34° 27' 46")

Lon:   -97.6730°   (-97° 40' 22")

The Old Velma Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Duncan. Duncan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Old Velma Cemetery .

Name Variations for Old Velma Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Old Velma Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Velma Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Velma Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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 Velma 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Velma Cemetery.

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

    • Velma
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <5>
    • Countyline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tussy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Loco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <5>
    • Pruitt City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
      • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
    • Ratliff City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
      • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <5>
    • Pike City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carter County
    • Tatums
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
      • Tatums is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <5>
    • Pernell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <5>
    • Bray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <5>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Clemscott
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
        • Clemscott is located in Carter County
      • Graham
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pooleville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Duncan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
        • Duncan is located in Stephens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
      • Meridian
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
        • Meridian is located in Stephens County
      • Cox City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
        • Cox City is located in Grady County
      • Comanche
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
        • Comanche is located in Stephens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <5>
      • Hennepin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

    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 Velma 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 Velma 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 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Old Velma Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Passmore Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Passmore Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passmore Cemetery
    • Old Jackson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Old Jackson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • The Old Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Scott Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jackson Cemetery
    • Alma Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alma Cemetery
    • Claude Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claude Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claude Cemetery
    • Parks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
    • Mountain Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
    • Tussy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Owens Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Prairie Cemetery
    • Cruce Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cruce Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cruce Cemetery
    • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery
    • Loco Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loco Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loco Cemetery
    • Ratliff City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratliff City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ratliff City Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratliff City Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Dripping Springs Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Bear Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sandy Bear Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Bear Cemetery
      • Colbert Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Colbert Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colbert Cemetery
      • Stoner Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stoner Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoner Cemetery
      • Old Monk Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Monk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Monk Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Monk Cemetery
      • Robberson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robberson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Robberson Cemetery is located in Garvin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robberson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99381 <1>
      • Bear Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Hope Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hope Cemetery is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Tatus Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tatus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tatus Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatus 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 Velma Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Velma Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4628, Longitude: -97.6730    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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