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A visit to the Palmer Cemetery ...

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 Palmer Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.5670°   (34° 34' 1")

Lon:   -96.9509°   (-96° 57' 3")

The Palmer Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.

The county seat for Murray County is located in Sulphur. Sulphur lies just to the south southwest of the Palmer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shirley Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shirley Family Cemetery is located in Murray County
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Sulphur.
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sulphur Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99129 <5>
  • Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Murray County
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Cemetery is located in Murray County
  • Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dolberg Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dolberg Baptist Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Iona Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
  • Scullin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scullin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scullin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scullin Cemetery is located in Murray County
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Murray County
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Murray County
  • East Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garvin County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Corley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Wheeler Flats Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Flats Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheeler Flats Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Hart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alberson & Lewis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alberson & Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alberson & Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alberson & Lewis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Lightning Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightning Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightning Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lightning Ridge Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
    • Sandy Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • James Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Price Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Dougherty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dougherty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dougherty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Drake Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drake Cemetery is located in Murray County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.

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

  • Sulphur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Murray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Roff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <6>
  • Washita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
    • Washita is located in Murray County
  • Dougherty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
    • Dougherty is located in Murray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <6>
  • Fitzhugh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <6>
  • Cedar Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
  • Mill Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <6>
  • Wynnewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Murray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
  • Crusher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crusher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Crusher is located in Murray County
  • Stratford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Franks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Fittstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Reagan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
    • Connerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pauls Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gene Autry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <6>
    • Harden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County

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 Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Palmer Cemetery:

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 Palmer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1096390  (Palmer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1096390 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: Sulphur North
    • County: Murray         Elev: 320
    • Location given for GNIS #1096390 (Palmer 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 Murray, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Palmer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5670, Longitude: -96.9509       In this case, the coordinates for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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