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A visit to the Sand 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 Sand Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Creek Cemetery:

35.2522, -96.1489

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

The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.

The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sand Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sand Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wetumka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka Cemetery
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southwest)
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
  • Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carson Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
  • Old Dustin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Old Dustin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dustin Cemetery
  • Mosewiley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Dustin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Dustin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Cemetery
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Thlopthlocco Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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<6> 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 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lamar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lamar Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery
    • Arbeka Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Arbeka Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbeka Cemetery
    • Barnet - Fisher Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clearview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Clearview Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
    • French Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The French Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
    • Likowski Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Likowski Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likowski Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sand Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Wetumka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dustin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dustin is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Weleetka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clearview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Lamar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pharoah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
  • Yeager
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeager is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Horntown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Horntown is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Hanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Henryetta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Okemah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bearden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Spelter City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
    • Holdenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wewoka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Calvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Coalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Castle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people

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 Sand 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 Sand Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atwood
    • Atwood lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Calvin
    • Calvin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calvin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Castle
  • Clearview
  • Coalton
  • Dewar
    • Dewar lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dewar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
  • Dustin
  • Hanna
    • Hanna lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Henryetta
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Indianola
    • Okemah
    • Weleetka
    • Wetumka
    • Wewoka
      • Wewoka lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wewoka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewoka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sand Creek Cemetery: