A visit to the State School 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 State School Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the State School Cemetery:
34.7023, -97.2053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the State School Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The State School Cemetery is located in Garvin County<2>.
The county seat for Garvin County is located in Pauls Valley. Pauls Valley lies just to the north northwest of the State School Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the State School Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the State School Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from State School Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Klondike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Klondike Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Whitebead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitebead Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Paoli Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Paoli Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Wynnewood View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Civit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Civit Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civit Cemetery
- Dulin & Walner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Wheeler Flats Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clabber Flats Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Katie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Katie Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie Cemetery
- Iona Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
- Abney Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Abney Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Cemetery
- Blue Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the State School Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from State School Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pauls Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wynnewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitebead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Katie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Katie is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Washita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Elmore City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Satterwhite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Satterwhite is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Byars
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hennepin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallville is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Cedar Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Sulphur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pernell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 State School Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garvin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The State School Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byars
- Byars lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the State School Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byars.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
- Dougherty
- Elmore City
- Lexington
- Maysville
- Paoli
- Paoli lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the State School Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paoli.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Pauls Valley
- Roff
- Roff lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the State School Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
- Stratford
- Sulphur
- Wanette
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the State School Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wynnewood
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 State School Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Garvin 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 State School Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1098507 (State School Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098507 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: Garvin
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pauls Valley
- Location given for State School Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7023042 Lon: -97.2053001
- 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 Garvin, 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- State School 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. |