A visit to the Provens 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 Provens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Provens Cemetery:
35.8851, -96.2728
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Provens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Provens Cemetery is located in Creek County<2>.
The county seat for Creek County is located in Sapulpa. Sapulpa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Provens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Provens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Provens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Provens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Lester Thomas Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willie Tiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willie Tiger Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Tiger Cemetery
- Felix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Felix Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Cemetery
- Sewell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Harlinsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harlinsville Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlinsville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bristow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bristow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bristow.
- The Bristow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bristow City Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158137 <5>
- Durant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Falls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Falls Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- Jimmie Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jimmie Long Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimmie Long Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Poor Boy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Poor Boy Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Boy Cemetery
- Eddie Harry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Eddie Harry Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Harry Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Provens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Provens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kellyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Mounds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sapulpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiefer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Depew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lawrence Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Mannford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lotsee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Shamrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Milfay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jenks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drumright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Okfuskee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
- South Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
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 Provens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Creek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Provens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beggs
- Bristow
- Depew
- Depew lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Provens Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Depew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Drumright
- Glenpool
- Jenks
- Kiefer
- Mannford
- Mounds
- Preston
- Sapulpa
- Shamrock
- Slick
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 professional and volunteer 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 Provens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Creek 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 Provens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1096943 (Provens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096943 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: Creek
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Heyburn Reservoir
- Location given for Provens Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8850836 Lon: -96.2727815
- 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 Creek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Provens 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. |
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