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A visit to the Valley Center 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 Valley Center Cemetery ...

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

36.6081, -97.8284

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

The Valley Center Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Medford. Medford lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Valley Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Valley Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pond Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Kremlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Nash and Pond Creek.  The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Nash.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99032 <5>
  • Goldsmith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
  • Jefferson Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • The White Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hunter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99786 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Klondike Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enid Cemetery
    • Enid Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98942 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Mennonite Brethren of Enid Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Enid.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99197 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Valley Center Cemetery.

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

  • Kremlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pond Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Hillsdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Former name for Hillsdale:
    • Coldwater
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <7>
  • Hunter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • North Enid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Breckenridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Carrier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
  • Nash
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Enid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <7>
  • Medford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Goltry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fairmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Garber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sand Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Creek is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
    • Jet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <7>

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 Valley Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Billings
  • Breckenridge
  • Carrier
  • Deer Creek
  • Enid
    • Enid lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Valley Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Enid.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Garber
  • Goltry
    • Goltry lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Valley Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goltry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goltry
  • Hunter
    • Hunter lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Valley Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hunter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Jefferson
  • Kremlin
  • Lamont
    • Lamont lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Valley Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lamont.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Medford
    • Medford lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Valley Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Medford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Renfrow
      • Renfrow lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Valley Center Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Renfrow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Salt Fork
    • Wakita
      • Wakita lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Valley Center Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wakita.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
    • Waukomis

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Valley Center Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 Valley Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099203  (Valley Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099203 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: Grant
      • Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kremlin
      • Location given for Valley Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.6080865     Lon: -97.8283896
      • 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 Grant, 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- Valley Center 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Nash and Pond Creek. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.