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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:

35.3976, -97.9417

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

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Canadian County<2>.

The county seat for Canadian County is located in El Reno. El Reno lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Center View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Center View Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center View Cemetery
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Silver City Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forehand Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
  • El Reno Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tuttle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300002 <5>
  • Ft. Reno Post Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ft. Reno Post Cemetery is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Reno Post Cemetery
  • Prisoner of War Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mustang Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mustang Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Cemetery
    • Yukon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Yukon Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon Cemetery
    • Concho Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Concho Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho Cemetery
    • Red Rock Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
    • Pocasset Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pocasset Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset Cemetery
    • Frisco Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Frisco Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Union City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Powers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Powers is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Minco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • El Reno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tuttle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cogar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cogar is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
  • Mustang
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pocasset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Yukon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yukon is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <6>
  • Richland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland is located in Canadian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Concho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Amber
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bridge Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Wheatland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Calumet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Bethany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Warr Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newcastle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Canadian County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amber
    • Amber lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amber.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Bethany
  • Binger
    • Binger lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Binger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
  • Calumet
  • Concho
  • El Reno
  • Gracemont
  • Hinton
    • Hinton lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Minco
  • Mustang
  • Newcastle
  • Okarche
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

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 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Canadian 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097617  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097617 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: Canadian
      • Est. Elev: 407 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Union City
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.3975564     Lon: -97.9417143
      • 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 Canadian, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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.