A visit to the Thrace 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 Thrace Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thrace Cemetery:
35.1298, -96.6653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thrace Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thrace Cemetery is located in Seminole County<2>.
The county seat for Seminole County is located in Wewoka. Wewoka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Thrace Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thrace Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Thrace Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thrace Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ong Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong Cemetery
- Lima Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cudjo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cudjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudjo Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Dora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dora Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tate Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tate Mtn. Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Mtn. Cemetery
- Westwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Westwood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
- Scipio Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Scipio Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sweutka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sweutka Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweutka Cemetery
- Kinnelworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kinnelworth Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnelworth Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- The Cummings Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maud Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98830 <5>
- Little Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Moppin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Moppin Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moppin Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thrace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thrace Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowlegs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Maud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
- Seminole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wewoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Konawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Earlsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sasakwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Holdenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Asher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Byng
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Francis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yeager
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Cromwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oil Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Oakman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Shawnee
(20 miles [32.2 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 Thrace Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seminole County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thrace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asher
- Asher lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Thrace Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Asher.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Earlsboro
- Francis
- Lima
- Macomb
- Maud
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Seminole
- Shawnee
- Tecumseh
- Wewoka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Thrace Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Seminole 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 Thrace Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1098869 (Thrace Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098869 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: Seminole
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seminole
- Location given for Thrace Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1298005 Lon: -96.6652946
- 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 Seminole, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thrace 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. |