A visit to the Short Spring Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Short Spring Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Short Spring Cemetery (FG ID #99528)
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 Short Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Short Spring Cemetery
Lat: 36.7979° (36° 47' 52")
Lon: -98.5127° (-98° 30' 45")
The Short Spring Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County<2>.
The county seat for Alfalfa County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Short Spring Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Short Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Short Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
- Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Capron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Garrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alva Municipal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Cherokee Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cherokee Catholic Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
- Cherokee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stella Friends Academy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Driftwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Woods County
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byron - Amorita Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Short Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Short Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ingersoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Capron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
- Alva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dacoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lambert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yewed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Amorita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
- Amorita is located in Alfalfa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <6>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Carmen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kiowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardtner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vining
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Short Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alfalfa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Short Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aline
- Alva
- Alva lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Short Spring Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
- Amorita
- Avard
- Avard lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Short Spring Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
- Burlington
- Byron
- Byron lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Short Spring Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Capron
- Carmen
- Cherokee
- Dacoma
- Hardtner
- Ingersoll
- Waldron
- Waynoka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Short Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Alfalfa County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Short Spring Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Short Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #99528
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Alfalfa, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Short Spring Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7979, Longitude: -98.5127 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |