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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:

35.3912, -96.4417

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 Okfuskee County<2>.

The county seat for Okfuskee County is located in Okemah. Okemah lies just to the east northeast 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sand Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Schoolton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bearden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bearden Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden Cemetery
  • Holahta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holahta Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holahta Cemetery
  • Rusk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Castle Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
  • Boley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Boley Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harjo Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
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    • East St. Emmanuel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McCulah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The McCulah Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulah Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Chisholm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
    • Butner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Butner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner Cemetery
    • High Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wind Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Family Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Okemah.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98641 <5>
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer 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 Sand Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Cromwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bearden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Boley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <6>
  • Okemah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ixl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Paden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Clearview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Seminole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wetumka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Prague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Wewoka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lima
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Yeager
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Weleetka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pharoah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
    • Okfuskee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
    • Bellemont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont

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 Okfuskee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boley
    • Boley lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
  • Castle
    • Castle lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Castle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
  • Clearview
  • Dustin
    • Dustin lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dustin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Earlsboro
  • Lima
    • Lima lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Okemah
    • Okemah lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Okemah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okemah
  • Paden
    • Paden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
  • Prague
    • Prague lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Prague.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague
  • Seminole
  • Weleetka
  • Wetumka
  • Wewoka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sand Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Okfuskee 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 Sand Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097774  (Sand Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097774 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: Okfuskee
      • Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boley
      • Location given for Sand Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.3911883     Lon: -96.4416772
      • 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 Okfuskee, 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 from Point A (ie- Sand 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>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.