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A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...

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

33.9804, -96.2478

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

The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Bryan County<2>.

The county seat for Bryan County is located in Durant. Durant lies just to the west of the Philadelphia Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Philadelphia Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burris Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
  • Old Philadelphia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Durant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98637 <5>
  • Blue Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
  • Bokchito Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bokchito Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito Cemetery
  • Burney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Burney Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Labors Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Labors Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labors Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Armstrong Academy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Caddo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239922 <5>
    • Cox Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cox Chapel Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Chapel Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Julius Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Julius Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Cemetery
    • Wade Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wade Cemetery is located in Wade.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #437920 <5>
    • McGee Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosewood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.

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

  • Bokchito
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Armstrong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Durant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Calera
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Caddo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wade is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Achille
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Yuba is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
  • Bennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Yarnaby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
  • Kenefic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Silo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Kemp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Matoy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Matoy is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
    • Mead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Colbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hendrix
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Platter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mulberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Caney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bentley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley

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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bryan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Achille
  • Bennington
  • Bokchito
  • Calera
    • Calera lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calera.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Caney
    • Caney lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Colbert
    • Colbert lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colbert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
  • Durant
  • Kenefic
    • Kenefic lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenefic.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic

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 Philadelphia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Bryan 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1096594  (Philadelphia Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096594 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: Bryan
      • Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blue
      • Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9803746     Lon: -96.247765
      • 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 Bryan, 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' (or 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- Philadelphia 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.
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