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A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...

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

34.7623, -98.0889

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

The Simpson Cemetery is located in Grady County<2>.

The county seat for Grady County is located in Chickasha. Chickasha lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Simpson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Simpson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Ridley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ridley Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Fletcher.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181150 <5>
  • Little Washita Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Washita Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Westview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
  • Denton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Denton Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rush Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rush Springs Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs Cemetery
  • Celestial Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Elgin Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Marlow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cement Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cement Cemetery is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement Cemetery
    • Ft. Sill National Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Letitia Community Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.

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

  • Sterling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rush Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Central High
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Central High is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Marlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Agawam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Agawam is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Cyril
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elgin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Cement
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bethel is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Oil City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Oil City is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ninnekah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Lakeside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
    • Bray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <6>
    • Apache
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Sill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hulen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
    • Duncan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Duncan is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <6>
    • Artillery Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
    • Lawton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawton is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <6>
    • Empire City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Indian City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
    • Cox City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
    • Alex
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Simpson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grady County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Grady 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 Simpson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1101102  (Simpson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1101102 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: Grady
      • Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rocky Ford
      • Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.7622938     Lon: -98.0889326
      • 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 Grady, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simpson 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.