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A visit to the Spencerville 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 Spencerville Cemetery ...

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

34.1468, -95.3525

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

The Spencerville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Hugo. Hugo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Spencerville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spencerville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Spencerville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rattan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
  • Corinne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Corinne Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne Cemetery
  • Belzoni Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Belzoni Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni Cemetery
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
  • Black Jack Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Messer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Messer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
  • Sobol Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Sobol Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobol Cemetery
  • Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ft. Towson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Towson Cemetery
  • Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • White Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The White Church Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
  • Cloudy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Cloudy Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Swink Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Swink Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink Cemetery
    • Ethel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ethel Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Cemetery
    • Cooksville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Shoat Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Shoat Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoat Springs Cemetery
    • Rufe Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ringold Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ringold Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringold Cemetery
    • One Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The One Creek Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for One Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Olivet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99016 <5>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spencerville Cemetery.

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

  • Spencerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Apple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Apple is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
  • Oleta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
  • Corinne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Virgil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Rattan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Belzoni
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
  • Sawyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fort Towson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rufe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cloudy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
  • Swink
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Hugo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
    • Slim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
    • Finley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ringold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Antlers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Snow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Frogville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
    • Valliant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Spencerville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antlers
    • Antlers lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Spencerville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Antlers.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Fort Towson
  • Hugo
    • Hugo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Spencerville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hugo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Sawyer
  • Soper
    • Soper lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Spencerville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Soper.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Valliant

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Spencerville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Spencerville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098357  (Spencerville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098357 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: Choctaw
      • Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spencerville
      • Location given for Spencerville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.1467702     Lon: -95.3524594
      • 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 Choctaw, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spencerville 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.