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A visit to the Valliant 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 Valliant Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Valliant Cemetery (FG ID #99708).

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 Valliant Cemetery ...

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

34.0053, -95.1193

The Valliant Cemetery is located in McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Valliant Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valliant Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Valliant Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Swink Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Swink Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Moran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Moran Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
  • Rufe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Towson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Ft. Towson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Towson Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sobol Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sobol Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobol Cemetery
  • Albion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Albion Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
  • Haley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Haley Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
  • Frogville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Frogville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Wilson Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    • Ringold Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ringold Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringold Cemetery
    • Black Jack Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodwater Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
    • Everidge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Everidge Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everidge Cemetery
    • Oaks Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oaks Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
    • Tuggle Springs Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Tuggle Springs Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Springs Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valliant Cemetery.

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

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 Valliant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCurtain County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Valliant Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McCurtain 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 Valliant Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #99708

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099214  (Valliant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099214 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: McCurtain
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wright City
      • Location given for Valliant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0051069     Lon: -95.1199505
      • 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 McCurtain, 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- Valliant 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.