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:
35.1106, -96.5203
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 Seminole County<2>.
The county seat for Seminole County is located in Wewoka. Wewoka lies just to the north 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 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Tate Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tate Mtn. Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Mtn. Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Westwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Westwood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Scipio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scipio Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio Cemetery
- Ong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ong Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong Cemetery
- Shawnego Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shawnego Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnego Cemetery
- Lima Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Dove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
- Cedar River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar River Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River Cemetery
- Holdenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buchner Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McCaybe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McCaybe Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaybe Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thrace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thrace Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrace Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Town Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town Cemetery
- Yeager Oakhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harjo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harjo Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Holdenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329481 <5>
- Sweutka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweutka Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweutka Cemetery
- Cudjo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cudjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudjo Cemetery
- Cummins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cummins Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins Cemetery
- Old Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Old Mission Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mission Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Glory Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Glory Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory Cemetery
- Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Wewoka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Holdenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Bowlegs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yeager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Sasakwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seminole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Horntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Konawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Francis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wetumka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Byng
(18 miles [29 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
- Calvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bearden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Oakman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Earlsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Seminole 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
- Calvin
- Earlsboro
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sand Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Maud
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Seminole
- 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 professional and volunteer 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:
- 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 Sand Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1097773 (Sand Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097773 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: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tate Mountain
- Location given for Sand Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1106355 Lon: -96.5202906
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |