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A visit to the Square Cedar 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 Square Cedar Cemetery ...

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

36.4414, -98.3717

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

The Square Cedar Cemetery is located in Major County<2>.

The county seat for Major County is located in Fairview. Fairview lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Square Cedar Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Square Cedar Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Square Cedar Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cleo Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cleo Springs Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs Cemetery
  • Forrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Forrest Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
  • Aline Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Aline Star Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline Star Cemetery
    • The Aline Star Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aline Eastern Star Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161741 <5>
  • Eastern Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Star Cemetery
  • Free Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Free Home Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home Cemetery
  • West New Hopedale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Solf Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Solf Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solf Cemetery
    • The Solf Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cooprider - Livingston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99553 <5>
  • Saron Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Saron Mennonite Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Mennonite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fairview.
    • The Saron Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saron Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235753 <5>
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Chief Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sorge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sorge Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorge Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Era Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Era Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Carmen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carmen Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Carmen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98104 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • North Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Square Cedar Cemetery.

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

  • Cleo Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Aline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orienta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ringwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carmen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goltry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Isabella
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ames
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lahoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Yewed
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
    • Lambert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Jet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <6>
    • Dacoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Drummond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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 Square Cedar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Major County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aline
    • Aline lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Square Cedar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aline.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Ames
    • Ames lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Square Cedar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Carmen
    • Carmen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Square Cedar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Carrier
  • Cherokee
  • Cleo Springs
  • Dacoma
  • Drummond
  • Fairview
  • Goltry
    • Goltry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Square Cedar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goltry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goltry
  • Ingersoll
  • Longdale
  • Okeene
  • Ringwood

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Square Cedar Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Major 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 Square Cedar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098466  (Square Cedar Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098466 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: Major
      • Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairview NE
      • Location given for Square Cedar Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.4414224     Lon: -98.371741
      • 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 Major, 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- Square Cedar 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.