A visit to the Ruggles 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 Ruggles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruggles Cemetery:
35.1881, -96.9397
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruggles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Ruggles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ruggles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ruggles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruggles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Romulus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Romulus Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tribbey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tribbey Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- The Cummings Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maud Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98830 <5>
- Little Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel UMC Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201917 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Shawnee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137961 <5>
- Old Moral Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Moral Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moral Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Earlsboro Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlsboro Cemetery
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Earlsboro Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlsboro Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruggles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruggles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Macomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earlsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Tribbey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Etowah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Asher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sacred Heart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Bowlegs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Axe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Wanette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seminole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- McLoud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aydelotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
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 Ruggles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruggles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asher
- Earlsboro
- Lima
- Macomb
- Maud
- Maud lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Ruggles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- McLoud
- Sacred Heart
- Seminole
- Shawnee
- Tecumseh
- Tribbey
- Wanette
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 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 Ruggles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Ruggles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1097522 (Ruggles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097522 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooksville
- Location given for Ruggles Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1881293 Lon: -96.9397441
- 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 Pottawatomie, 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- Ruggles 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. |