A visit to the Stilwell City Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Stilwell City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Stilwell City Cemetery (FG ID #947217).
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 Stilwell City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stilwell City Cemetery:
35.8222, -94.6439
The Stilwell City Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Stilwell. Stilwell lies just to the east southeast of the Stilwell City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stilwell City Cemetery.
Establishment of the Stilwell City Cemetery ...
The Stilwell City Cemetery was established in 1839.
Name Variations for Stilwell City Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Stilwell City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stilwell Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Stilwell City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stilwell City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tyler Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tyler Spring Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Spring Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Ketcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ketcher Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcher Cemetery
- Chalk Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chalk Bluff Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff Cemetery
- Mulberry Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ewing Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ewing Chapel Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Chapel Cemetery
- Fourkiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fourkiller Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourkiller Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Chuliawe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chuliawe Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuliawe Cemetery
- Chulio Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Honey Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Downing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Walkingstick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walkingstick Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkingstick Cemetery
- Spade Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Salem Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stilwell City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stilwell City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stilwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marietta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Peavine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- West Peavine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Cherry Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wauhillau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Bell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Christie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addielee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bunch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Morrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tenkiller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Caney Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Summers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Stilwell City Cemetery. The following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stilwell City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Stilwell City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Stilwell City Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #947217
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1095808 (New Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095808 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stilwell West
- Location given for New Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8223081 Lon: -94.6438337
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Adair, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stilwell City 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |