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A visit to the Strickland 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 Strickland Cemetery ...

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

35.2195, -98.9937

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

The Strickland Cemetery is located in Washita County<2>.

The county seat for Washita County is located in New Cordell. New Cordell lies just to the north of the Strickland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Strickland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Strickland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Elm Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elm Flat Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grissom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grissom Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
  • Rainey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rainey Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
  • Dugford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dugford Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugford Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Cordell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cordell Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
  • Sod Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Sod Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod Cemetery
  • Liberty Bell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Liberty Bell Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell Cemetery
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Odessa Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
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    • Cloud Chief Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Cloud Chief Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief Cemetery
    • Sichar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sichar Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sichar Cemetery
    • Old Boggy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boggy Cemetery
    • South Burns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The South Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burns Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Herold Mennonite Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bible Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
    • Sentinel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Sentinel Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Cemetery
    • Fesser Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fesser Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fesser Cemetery
    • Shelley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shelley Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Cemetery
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
    • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Rocky
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Cordell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <6>
  • Dill City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sentinel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bessie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gotebo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns Flat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Corn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corn is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <6>
  • Foss
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Foss is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
  • Colony
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lone Wolf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canute
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carnegie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Arapaho
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Roosevelt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cooperton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Eakly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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 Strickland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washita County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Bessie
  • Burns Flat
  • Canute
  • Carnegie
  • Carter
  • Clinton
  • Colony
    • Colony lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Strickland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colony.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Cooperton
  • Dill City
  • Eakly
    • Eakly lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Strickland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eakly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakly
  • Elk City
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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 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 Strickland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Washita 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 Strickland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098584  (Strickland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098584 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: Washita
      • Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gotebo NW
      • Location given for Strickland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2194978     Lon: -98.9936871
      • 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 Washita, 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- Strickland 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.