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A visit to the Plainview 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 Plainview Cemetery ...

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

35.4578, -98.6403

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

The Plainview Cemetery is located in Washita County<2>.

The county seat for Washita County is located in New Cordell. New Cordell lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Plainview Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Plainview Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Plainview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • High Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The High Point Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
  • Missouri Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Missouri Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Krimmer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Krimmer Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krimmer Cemetery
  • Poage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Poage Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poage Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Mound Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mound Valley Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley Cemetery
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Hydro Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Newton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • South Cedar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The South Cedar Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cedar Cemetery
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
    • Hydro Masonic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hydro Masonic Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro Masonic Cemetery
      • The Hydro Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
    • Bergthal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Bergthal Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergthal Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Red Top Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Red Top Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Plainview Cemetery.

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

  • Weatherford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Colony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hydro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Corn is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <5>
  • Eakly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sickles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sickles is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
  • Bridgeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Swan Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swan Lake is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Lookeba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Binger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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    • Custer City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arapaho
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bessie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Thomas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Albert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Geary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Cordell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Carnegie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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 Plainview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washita County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Bessie
    • Bessie lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Plainview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bessie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Binger
    • Binger lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Plainview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Binger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
  • Bridgeport
  • Carnegie
  • Clinton
  • Colony
    • Colony lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Plainview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colony.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Custer City
  • Eakly
    • Eakly lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Plainview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eakly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakly
  • Fay
    • Fay lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Plainview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Fort Cobb
  • Geary
    • Geary lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Plainview Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geary.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
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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 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 Plainview Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Washita 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 Plainview Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1777366  (Plainview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777366 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: Washita
      • Est. Elev: 543 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Crowder Lake
      • Location given for Plainview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.4578309     Lon: -98.6403477
      • 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 Washita, 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- Plainview 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.