A visit to the Vista 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 Vista Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vista Cemetery:
34.9726, -96.8478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vista Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the north of the Vista Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vista Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Vista Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lyon's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lyon's Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon's Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Abbey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Konawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Konawa Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa Cemetery
- The Konawa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Konawa City Cemetery
- Violet Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Violet Springs Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Springs Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Avoca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Avoca Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Light Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Moppin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moppin Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moppin Cemetery
- Box X Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Box X Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box X Cemetery
- East Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The East Fairview Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairview Cemetery
- Nash - Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nash - Wood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash - Wood Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sacred Heart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Asher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Konawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oil Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bebee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Wanette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 <5>
- Byng
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Byars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Francis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowlegs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
- Oakman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Tribbey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Sasakwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ahloso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Earlsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Etowah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
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 Vista Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Vista Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Asher
- Byars
- Earlsboro
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Vista Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Macomb
- Maud
- Maud lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Vista Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Stratford
- Tecumseh
- Tribbey
- Wanette
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 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 Vista Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie 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 Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099274 (Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099274 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: Pottawatomie
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Konawa
- Location given for Vista Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9725803 Lon: -96.8477974
- 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 Pottawatomie, 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- Vista 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. |