A visit to the Silver Star 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 Silver Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Star Cemetery:
35.9853, -96.7309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silver Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silver Star Cemetery is located in Payne County<2>.
The county seat for Payne County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Silver Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Silver Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Leo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Euchee Valley Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99077 <5>
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98387 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lutheran Redeemers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bend Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend Cemetery
- Dunkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkin Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkin Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Flynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- The Flynn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Soonerville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98445 <5>
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Drumright North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Oak Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
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]<3> of the Silver Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cushing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schlegel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schlegel is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Village is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- South Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Drumright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cartoco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cartoco is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
- Agra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Quay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quay is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Cottingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cottingham is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
- Tryon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
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 Silver Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Payne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Agra lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Silver Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Cushing
- Depew
- Drumright
- Jennings
- Kendrick
- Maramec
- Oilton
- Perkins
- Quay
- Quay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Silver Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Ripley
- Shamrock
- Tryon
- Tryon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Silver Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tryon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Yale
- Yale lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Silver Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
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 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 Silver Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Payne 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 Silver Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1098051 (Silver Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098051 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: Payne
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Village
- Location given for Silver Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9853427 Lon: -96.7308577
- 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 Payne, 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- Silver Star 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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