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A visit to the Poarch 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 Poarch Cemetery ...

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

35.2051, -99.3990

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

The Poarch Cemetery is located in Beckham County<2>.

The county seat for Beckham County is located in Sayre. Sayre lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Poarch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Poarch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Poarch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Retrop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Retrop Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retrop Cemetery
  • Port Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Port Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Cemetery
  • Ural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Ural Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Carter.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98108 <5>
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Willow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Willow Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
  • Huckleby Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Huckleby Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckleby Cemetery
  • Sentinel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Sentinel Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
    • Old Doxey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Doxey Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Doxey Cemetery
    • Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sayre - Doxey Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
    • Sayre Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
    • Brinkman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman Cemetery
    • South Burns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The South Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burns Cemetery
    • North Burns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burns Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Carter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sentinel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elk City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dill City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sayre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
  • Delhi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Granite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Burns Flat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Wolf
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rocky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hobart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jester is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
    • Foss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
    • Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
    • Carpenter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Mangum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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 Poarch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beckham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berlin
  • Bessie
    • Bessie lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Poarch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bessie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Burns Flat
  • Canute
    • Canute lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Poarch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Carter
  • Dill City
  • Elk City
  • Erick
  • Foss
    • Foss lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Poarch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Granite
  • Hobart
  • Lone Wolf
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Mangum lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Poarch Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Rocky
    • Sayre
      • Sayre lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Poarch Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sentinel
    • Willow
      • Willow lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Poarch Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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 helpful 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 Poarch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Beckham 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 Poarch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1096789  (Poarch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096789 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: Beckham
      • Est. Elev: 538 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carter East
      • Location given for Poarch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2050523     Lon: -99.3989759
      • 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 Beckham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poarch 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.