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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:

33.9237, -94.5658

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 McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> 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 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cerrogordo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Cerrogordo Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo Cemetery
  • Redland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Redland Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
  • Bokhoma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bokhoma Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokhoma Cemetery
  • West Otis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The West Otis Cemetery is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Otis Cemetery
  • Tonka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Tonka Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Pauley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pauley Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauley Cemetery
  • Eagletown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Eagletown Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Broken Bow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183139 <5>
  • Haworth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Haworth Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth Cemetery
  • Piney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Piney Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
  • West Line Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Line Cemetery is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    • Strawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Strawn Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
    • Eastport Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eastport Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
    • Boggy Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Boggy Springs Cemetery is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Springs Cemetery
    • Ultima Thule Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ultima Thule Cemetery is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ultima Thule Cemetery
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Grounds Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Camp Grounds Cemetery is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds Cemetery
    • Horatio Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Horatio Cemetery is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio Cemetery
    • Sunset Acres Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sunset Acres Cemetery is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres Cemetery
    • Cane Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.

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

  • Cerrogordo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Haworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Horatio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <6>
  • Broken Bow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winthrop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <6>
  • Process City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Process City is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
  • Norwoodville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • De Queen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Idabel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <6>
  • Foreman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hochatown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alleene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
    • Golden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Garvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lockesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Gillham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gillham is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people

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 McCurtain County.

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

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McCurtain 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 #1968088  (Philadelphia Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968088 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: McCurtain
      • Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Goodwater
      • Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9237238     Lon: -94.5657664
      • 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 McCurtain, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.