A visit to the Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salt Creek Cemetery:
35.2812, -96.2447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.
The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Salt Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salt Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salt Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salt Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Wetumka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99522 <6>
- Thlopthlocco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thlopthlocco Cemetery
- Wetumka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka Cemetery
- Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- South Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wisner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wisner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Wind Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Family Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- High Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weleetka.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crestwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221943 <6>
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Clearview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Clearview Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
- Bearden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bearden Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden Cemetery
- Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- French Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The French Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Salt Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salt Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wetumka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weleetka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Bearden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Yeager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Okemah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pharoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
- Dustin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dustin is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Horntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wewoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holdenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ixl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Henryetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Boley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Hanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dewar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spelter City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
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 Salt Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hughes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salt Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boley
- Calvin
- Castle
- Clearview
- Dewar
- Dustin
- Hanna
- Hanna lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Salt Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Henryetta
- Lima
- Lima lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Salt Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Okemah
- Weleetka
- Wetumka
- Wewoka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Salt Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Hughes 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 Salt Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1097697 (Salt Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097697 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: Hughes
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weleetka
- Location given for Salt Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2811995 Lon: -96.2447285
- 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 Hughes, 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- Salt Creek 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 Okemah and Wetumka. 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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