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A visit to the Tea 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 Tea Cemetery ...

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

34.9832, -95.3911

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

The Tea Cemetery is located in Latimer County<2>.

The county seat for Latimer County is located in Wilburton. Wilburton lies just to the southeast of the Tea Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tea Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Tea Cemetery.<4>

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

  • High Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
  • Degnan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Degnan Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Centerpoint Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Centerpoint Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Wilburton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilburton Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton Cemetery
  • Courts Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Courts Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courts Cemetery
  • Featherston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Featherston Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
  • Lutie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutie Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98870 <6>
  • Riddle Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riddle Family Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riddle Family Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741329 <6>
  • Cole Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cole Chapel Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gowen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gowen Cemetery is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
    • Mountain Station Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Damon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Damon Cemetery is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
      • The Damon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Damon Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98259 <6>
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Lewisville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lewisville Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville Cemetery
    • Quinton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Quinton Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton Cemetery
    • Elm Park Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elm Park Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Tea Cemetery.

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

  • Degnan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
  • Wilburton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gowen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Quinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Damon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Damon is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Panola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blocker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Haileyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartshorne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristow Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
  • Sans Bois
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alderson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Carlton Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Landing
    • Enterprise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Bug Tussle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Krebs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <7>
    • Lequire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Crowder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Longtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Canadian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoyt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Arch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
    • Bengal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bengal is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
    • McAlester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Tea Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Latimer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Tea Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Latimer 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 Tea Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098780  (Tea Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098780 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: Latimer
      • Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gowen
      • Location given for Tea Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9831535     Lon: -95.3910867
      • 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 Latimer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tea 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Wilburton and Panola. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.