A visit to the Parks 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 Parks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parks Cemetery:
34.3951, -97.7386
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parks Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.
The county seat for Stephens County is located in Duncan. Duncan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Parks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Parks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Chapel Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Velma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Velma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Velma Cemetery
- The Old Velma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Velma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #574408 <5>
- Passmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Passmore Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore Cemetery
- Loco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Loco Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco Cemetery
- New Velma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Velma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Velma Cemetery
- The New Velma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Velma Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Woolsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Alma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Alma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Cemetery
- Old Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Jackson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jackson Cemetery
- The Old Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Scott Cemetery
- Cruce Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cruce Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruce Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dixie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Cemetery
- Claude Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Claude Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Henderson - Harris Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Cemeteries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Fairlawn Cemeteries is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemeteries
- Owens Prairie Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Owens Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owens Prairie Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Duncan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99188 <5>
- Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Old Duncan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Duncan Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Duncan Cemetery
- Ratliff City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Ratliff City Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City Cemetery
- Tussy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Velma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pike City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pruitt City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pruitt City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
- Ratliff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tussy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Comanche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Addington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clemscott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clemscott is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
- Tatums
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Ringling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pernell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Healdton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Empire City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Empire City is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Pooleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Foster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Gas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gas City is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
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 Parks 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 Parks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Addington
- Comanche
- Cornish
- Duncan
- Healdton
- Oil City
- Ringling
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 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 Parks 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 Parks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1096447 (Parks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096447 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: Stephens
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Velma
- Location given for Parks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3950857 Lon: -97.7386423
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parks 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |