A visit to the Scraper 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 Scraper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scraper Cemetery:
35.9131, -94.7099
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scraper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scraper Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Stilwell. Stilwell lies just to the south southeast of the Scraper Cemetery .
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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 Scraper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scraper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walkingstick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walkingstick Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkingstick Cemetery
- Spade Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spade Mtn. Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mtn. Cemetery
- Mulberry Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Ketcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ketcher Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcher Cemetery
- Blackwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Downing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Neugin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Neugin Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neugin Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tyler Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyler Spring Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Spring Cemetery
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- Downing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Old Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Green Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Green Cemetery
- The Old Green Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Ketcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ketcher Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcher Cemetery
- Caney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Cemetery
- Stilwell City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stilwell City Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell City Cemetery
- The Stilwell City Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Stilwell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #947217 <5>
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- The Fairfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
- Pumpkin Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cobb Family Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Family Cemetery
- Fourkiller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fourkiller Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourkiller Cemetery
- Foreman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scraper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scraper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Christie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- West Peavine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Wauhillau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peavine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Addielee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Addielee is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Eldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Rocky Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Stilwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Welling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Tenkiller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Cherry Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Dutch Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Watts Community
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Carters Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Caney Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Chewey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Summers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
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 Scraper Cemetery. The following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scraper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Scraper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Scraper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1097887 (Scraper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097887 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christie
- Location given for Scraper Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9131421 Lon: -94.709948
- 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 Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scraper 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. |
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