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A visit to the Retrop 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 Retrop Cemetery ...

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

35.1406, -99.3420

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

The Retrop 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 east northeast of the Retrop Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Retrop Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Retrop Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Port Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Port Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Cemetery
  • Poarch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Poarch Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poarch Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huckleby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Huckleby Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckleby Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Sentinel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Sentinel Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Cemetery
  • Ural Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Ural Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • 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
  • Lone Wolf Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lone Wolf Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Brinkman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rock Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bellview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
    • South Burns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The South Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burns Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Granite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Granite Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Cemetery
    • Liberty Bell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liberty Bell Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell Cemetery
    • Quartz Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Quartz Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Cemetery
    • Grissom Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Grissom Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
    • North Burns Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Retrop Cemetery.

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

  • Sentinel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Carter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Wolf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hobart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dill City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lugert ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
  • Burns Flat
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Canute
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Delhi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Delhi is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Elk City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mangum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayre
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Jester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jester is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
    • New Cordell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <6>
    • Foss
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Hester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hester is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Blair
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Retrop 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 Retrop Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berlin
  • Bessie
  • Blair
  • Burns Flat
  • Canute
  • Carter
    • Carter lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Retrop Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Dill City
  • Elk City
  • Foss
    • Foss lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Retrop Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Gotebo
  • Granite
  • Hobart
    • Hobart lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Retrop Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hobart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Mangum
      • Mangum lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Retrop Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Rocky
    • Sayre
      • Sayre lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Retrop Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sentinel
    • Willow
      • Willow lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Retrop 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 start with 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 Retrop 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 Retrop Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1100154  (Retrop Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1100154 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: 533 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Retrop
      • Location given for Retrop Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.1406092     Lon: -99.3420289
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Retrop 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.