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A visit to the Rufe Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rufe Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rufe Cemetery (FG ID #99422)

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 Rufe Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.1310°   (34° 7' 51")

Lon:   -95.1403°   (-95° 8' 25")

The Rufe Cemetery is located in McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rufe Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Rufe Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sobol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sobol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sobol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sobol Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Moran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moran Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Ringold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ringold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ringold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ringold Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Black Jack Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Jack Indian Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
  • Swink Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swink Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swink Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Valliant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Corinne Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinne Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
  • Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ft. Towson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Ft. Towson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Towson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Towson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Towson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Spencerville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spencerville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Cloudy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloudy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloudy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cloudy Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Rattan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Belzoni Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belzoni Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belzoni Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belzoni Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Frogville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frogville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frogville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frogville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Everidge Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everidge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everidge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Everidge Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Watsons Memorial Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watsons Memorial Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Countyline Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Countyline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Countyline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Countyline Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rufe Cemetery.

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

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 Rufe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCurtain County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rufe 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 Rufe Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1097520  (Rufe Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1097520 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: Sobol
    • County: McCurtain         Elev: 161
    • Location given for GNIS #1097520 (Rufe Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #99422

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rufe Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1310, Longitude: -95.1403    
<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 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.
<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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