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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   35.9273°   (35° 55' 38")

Lon:   -99.4168°   (-99° 25' 0")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
  • Ioland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ioland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ioland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ioland Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • Red Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Star Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • New Herman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Herman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Herman Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Trail Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trail Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • New Hermon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hermon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hermon Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Camargo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camargo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camargo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camargo Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Yake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yake Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Ellis County
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rhea Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Brooker - Meek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooker - Meek Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Dewey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Lone Bell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Bell Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Moorewood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moorewood Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Cedar Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Rhome Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhome Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rhome Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Wagoner Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagoner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Dewey County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
    • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
  • Strong City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
    • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Hammon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
    • 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 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 Shirley Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1098003 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Flying Creek
    • County: Roger Mills         Elev: 655
    • Location given for GNIS #1098003 (Shirley Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shirley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9273, Longitude: -99.4168       In this case, the coordinates for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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