A visit to the Saktehke 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 Saktehke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Saktehke Cemetery:
34.9493, -96.5031
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Saktehke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Saktehke Cemetery is located in Seminole County<2>.
The county seat for Seminole County is located in Wewoka. Wewoka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Saktehke Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Saktehke Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Saktehke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Saktehke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harjo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Milly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Milly Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milly Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Old Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Mission Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mission Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sasakwa Cemetery
- Cully Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cully Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cully Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lone Dove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Thomas Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Town Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town Cemetery
- Cummins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cummins Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins Cemetery
- Kilcrease Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kilcrease Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilcrease Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Fixico Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fixico Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fixico Cemetery
- Francis Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Saktehke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Saktehke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sasakwa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byng
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Oakman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Holdenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Citra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Citra is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Wewoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gerty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gerty is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Konawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
- Ahloso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Bowlegs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Lula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lula is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Horntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Yeager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Sacred Heart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Non
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Non is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
- Oil Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Maud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
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 Saktehke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seminole County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Saktehke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Saktehke Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Atwood
- Calvin
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Saktehke Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Maud
- Maud lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Saktehke Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Wewoka
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 Saktehke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Seminole 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 Saktehke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1097648 (Saktehke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097648 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: Seminole
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sasakwa
- Location given for Saktehke Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9492509 Lon: -96.5030662
- 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 Seminole, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saktehke 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. |