A visit to the Old Velma Cemetery ...
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. 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 Velma Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Velma Cemetery:
34.4628, -97.6730
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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:
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.
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.<4>
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)
- The Passmore Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore Cemetery
- Old Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Cemetery
- Claude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Claude Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tussy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cruce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cruce Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruce Cemetery
- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Chapel Cemetery
- Loco Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Loco Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco Cemetery
- Ratliff City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ratliff City Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City Cemetery
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- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bear Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Bear Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bear Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Old Monk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Old Monk Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monk Cemetery
- Robberson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Tatus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Tatus Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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)
- 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)
- Pruitt City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pruitt City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
- Ratliff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pike City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pernell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tatums
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clemscott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pooleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Satterwhite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Cox City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comanche
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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.
- Comanche
- Duncan
- Elmore City
- Healdton
- Oil City
- Ringling
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Velma Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Stephens 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 Velma Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #574408
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Velma 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |