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 ...
The Provens Cemetery is located in Creek County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baker Family Cemetery
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- County Farm Cemetery
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Eddie Harry Cemetery
- The Eddie Harry Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Harry Cemetery
- Falls Cemetery
- The Falls Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- Felix Cemetery
- The Felix Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Harlinsville Cemetery
- The Harlinsville Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlinsville Cemetery
- Jimmie Long Cemetery
- The Jimmie Long Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimmie Long Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Kellyville City Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lester Thomas Family Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Poor Boy Cemetery
- The Poor Boy Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Boy Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sewell Family Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Willie Tiger Cemetery
- The Willie Tiger Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Tiger 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 alphabetically:
- Beggs
- Bristow
- Depew
- Drumright
- Glenpool
- Jenks
- Kellyville
- Kiefer
- Lawrence Creek
- Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Liberty
- Liberty is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Lotsee
- Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Mannford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milfay
- Mounds
- Oakhurst
- Okfuskee
- Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
- Prattville
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Preston
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Sand Springs
- Sapulpa
- Shamrock
- Silver City
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Slick
- South Village
- South Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Winchester
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
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
- Drumright
- Glenpool
- Jenks
- Kiefer
- Mannford
- Mounds
- Preston
- Sapulpa
- Shamrock
- Slick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Provens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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