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A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery ...

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

34.1079, -95.7644

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

The Pierce Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Hugo. Hugo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pierce Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Wade Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
  • Soper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Soper Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Soper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99554 <5>
  • Restland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Restland Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Darwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Darwin Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Cemetery
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
  • Crowder Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
  • Sugarloaf Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Sugarloaf Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Cemetery
  • Farris Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Atoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
  • Cooksville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Antlers City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Antlers City Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers City Cemetery
    • Crystal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crystal Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Crowder Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
    • Goodland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goodland Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland Cemetery
    • Ethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ethel Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Cemetery
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.

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

  • Soper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Boswell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Farris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Antlers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hugo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
  • Ethel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Garretts Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
  • Moyers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bennington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Razor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
  • Belzoni
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Matoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Matoy is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
    • Belk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Grant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chicota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Bentley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Direct
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Rattan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Finley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bokchito
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Arthur City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Virgil
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil

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 Pierce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

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

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Pierce Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1096623  (Pierce Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096623 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: Choctaw
      • Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boswell
      • Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.1078777     Lon: -95.7644171
      • 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 Choctaw, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce 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.