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A visit to the Petersburg 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 Petersburg Cemetery ...

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

33.9693, -97.5778

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

The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Waurika. Waurika lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Petersburg Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Petersburg Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Petersburg Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spanish Fort Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spanish Fort Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort Cemetery
  • Bourland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bourland Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
  • Crow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
  • Grady Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grady Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
  • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel Cemetery
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
  • Orr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Orr Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
  • Rubottom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Rubottom Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubottom Cemetery
  • Murrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Murrell Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell Cemetery
  • Atlee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Atlee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Cemetery
  • Keck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Keck Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Oscar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Oscar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Cemetery
    • Eagle Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Leon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Leon Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
    • Simon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Simon Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
    • Reck Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Reck Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reck 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 Petersburg Cemetery.

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

  • Petersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Spanish Fort
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Orr
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orr is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Rowland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Grady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grady is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Illinois Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
  • Hynds City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
  • Leon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oscar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cornish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Bonita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Jimtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jimtown is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ringling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Nocona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <5>
    • Wilson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleetwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
    • Burneyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Healdton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Saint Jo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <5>
    • Marysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville

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 Petersburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Petersburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Petersburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1096577  (Petersburg Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096577 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: Jefferson
      • Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spanish Fort
      • Location given for Petersburg Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9692659     Lon: -97.5778019
      • 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 Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburg 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.