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A visit to the Sandy Bear 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 Sandy Bear Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Bear Cemetery:

34.5712, -97.5634

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

The Sandy Bear Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Duncan. Duncan lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Sandy Bear Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Bear Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sandy Bear Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Robberson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tussy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dripping Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Carver Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Claude Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Claude Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude Cemetery
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
  • Owens Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Owens Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Prairie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Owens Prairie Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Duncan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99188 <5>
  • Old Jackson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Jackson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jackson Cemetery
    • The Old Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Scott Cemetery
  • Ratliff City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Ratliff City Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City Cemetery
  • Old Monk Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Monk Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monk Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tatus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tatus Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatus Cemetery
    • Elmore City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elmore City Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City Cemetery
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Old Velma Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Velma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Velma Cemetery
      • The Old Velma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Velma Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #574408 <5>
    • New Velma Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Velma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Velma Cemetery
      • The New Velma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Velma Cemetery
    • Alma Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Alma Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Cemetery
    • Purdy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Purdy Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Cemetery
    • Passmore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Passmore Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore Cemetery
    • Oil Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oil Spring Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Bear Cemetery.

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

  • Pernell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tussy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Foster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Countyline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ratliff City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tatums
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Velma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Satterwhite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Satterwhite is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
  • Pruitt City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
  • Elmore City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hennepin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Katie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Katie is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pooleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Antioch is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Wallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
    • Pike City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pike City is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
    • Fox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cox City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
    • Bray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <6>
    • Clemscott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
    • Erin Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Loco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <6>
    • Graham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Sandy Bear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Bear Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sandy Bear Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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 Sandy Bear Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097793  (Sandy Bear Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097793 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pernell
      • Location given for Sandy Bear Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.5711926     Lon: -97.5633614
      • 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 Stephens, 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- Sandy Bear 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.