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A visit to the Shirley 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 Shirley Cemetery ...

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

35.9273, -99.4168

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

The Shirley Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County<2>.

The county seat for Roger Mills County is located in Cheyenne. Cheyenne lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Shirley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shirley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Shirley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Center Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
  • Ioland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ioland Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioland Cemetery
  • Red Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Red Star Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • New Herman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Herman Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Herman Cemetery
  • Trail Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Trail Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
  • New Hermon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Hermon Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hermon Cemetery
  • Camargo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Camargo Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo Cemetery
  • Yake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Yake Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yake Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rhea Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Brooker - Meek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
    • Lone Bell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lone Bell Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Bell Cemetery
    • Moorewood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Moorewood Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorewood Cemetery
    • Cedar Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
    • Rhome Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rhome Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome Cemetery
    • Wagoner Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Shirley Cemetery.

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

  • Leedey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camargo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Vici
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roll
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
  • Strong City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Hammon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <5>
  • Crawford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Butler
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Arnett
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheyenne
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mutual
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Taloga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Durham
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Shirley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roger Mills County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arnett
  • Butler
    • Butler lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Shirley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Camargo
  • Cheyenne
  • Crawford
  • Durham
  • Leedey
  • Mutual
    • Mutual lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Shirley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mutual.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Putnam
    • Putnam lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shirley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Putnam.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Richmond
  • Sharon
  • Strong City
  • Taloga
    • Taloga lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shirley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taloga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
  • Vici
    • Vici lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Shirley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vici.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vici

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 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 Shirley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Roger Mills 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 Shirley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098003  (Shirley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098003 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: Roger Mills
      • Est. Elev: 655 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flying Creek
      • Location given for Shirley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.9272683     Lon: -99.4167734
      • 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 Roger Mills, 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- Shirley 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.