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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   35.2051°   (35° 12' 18")

Lon:   -99.3990°   (-99° 23' 56")

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

The county seat for Beckham County is located in Sayre. Sayre lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washita County
  • Retrop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Retrop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Retrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Retrop Cemetery is located in Washita County
  • Port Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Port Cemetery is located in Washita County
  • Ural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ural Cemetery is located in Beckham County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • 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 southeast of Carter.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98108 <5>
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Beckham County
  • Willow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Huckleby Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckleby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huckleby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huckleby Cemetery is located in Washita County
  • Sentinel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sentinel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sentinel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sentinel Cemetery is located in Washita County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Beckham County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Old Doxey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Doxey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Doxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Doxey Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre - Doxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sayre - Doxey Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Sayre Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Brinkman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • South Burns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • North Burns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Burns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Greer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <6>
  • Sentinel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elk City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Beckham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <6>
  • Sayre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
  • Dill City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
    • Dill City is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <6>
  • Delhi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
  • Granite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Greer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <6>
  • Burns Flat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
    • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rocky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
      • Rocky is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky <6>
    • Hobart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
      • Jester is located in Greer County
    • Foss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lugert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Carpenter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • 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 14 miles [22.5 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 visit 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:

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: GNIS record #1096789 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Carter East
    • County: Beckham         Elev: 538
    • Location given for GNIS #1096789 (Poarch Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Poarch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2051, Longitude: -99.3990       In this case, the coordinates for the Poarch Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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