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A visit to the Victory 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 Victory Cemetery ...

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

34.6381, -99.4376

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

The Victory Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Altus. Altus lies just to the east of the Victory Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Victory Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Victory Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Frazier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
  • Aaron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Aaron Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
  • Guffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Guffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffin Cemetery
  • Duke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Duke Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Park
  • Martha Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Martha Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Cemetery
  • Altus City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Altus City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus City Cemetery
    • The Altus City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Altus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97862 <5>
  • Olustee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Olustee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee Cemetery
  • Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
  • Elmer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Blair Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
    • Francis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Francis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
    • Hester Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
    • Ladessa Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ladessa Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladessa Cemetery
    • Carmel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
    • Hess Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hess Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Odema Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Odema Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odema Cemetery
    • Navajo Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Navajo Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Cemetery

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 Victory Cemetery.

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

  • Victory
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Victory is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Olustee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Altus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <6>
  • Martha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Duke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • East Duke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Elmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Humphreys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Humphreys is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
  • Friendship
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Hess
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hess is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mangum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eldorado
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Headrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tipton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gould
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Louis ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Louis is located in Harmon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
    • Odell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert

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 Victory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Altus
  • Blair
    • Blair lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Victory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Chillicothe
  • Duke
    • Duke lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Victory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Duke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Elmer
    • Elmer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Victory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Gould
  • Granite
  • Headrick
  • Lone Wolf
  • Mangum
    • Mangum lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Victory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Martha
    • Martha lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Victory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Martha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Odell
  • Olustee
  • Tipton
    • Tipton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Victory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tipton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton

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 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 Victory Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 Victory Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099259  (Victory Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099259 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: Jackson
      • Est. Elev: 422 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Martha
      • Location given for Victory Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6381247     Lon: -99.4375887
      • 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Victory 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.