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A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

34.9137, -95.3441

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

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Latimer County<2>.

The county seat for Latimer County is located in Wilburton. Wilburton lies just to the east of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Degnan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Degnan Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan Cemetery
  • Centerpoint Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Centerpoint Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint Cemetery
  • Lutie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lutie Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98870 <6>
  • Riddle Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Riddle Family Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riddle Family Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741329 <6>
  • Tea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tea Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Cemetery
  • High Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
  • Damon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Damon Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
    • The Damon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Damon Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98259 <6>
  • Mountain Station Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gowen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Gowen Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
  • Cole Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Cole Chapel Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Chapel Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Wilburton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97901 <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brown's Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Courts Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Courts Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courts Cemetery
    • Elm Park Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Elm Park Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Featherston Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Featherston Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lewisville Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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

  • Wilburton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Degnan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
  • Damon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Damon is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Gowen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Panola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hartshorne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Haileyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Quinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kinta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bengal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bengal is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
  • Blocker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lequire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sans Bois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
    • Alderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Arch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
    • Tuskahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Talihina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Flore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Bristow Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
    • Enterprise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Bug Tussle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Krebs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <7>

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Latimer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Latimer 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097556  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097556 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: Latimer
      • Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wilburton
      • Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9137099     Lon: -95.3441398
      • 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 Latimer, 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- Sacred Heart 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Wilburton and Panola. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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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