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A visit to the Wanette 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 Wanette Cemetery ...

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

34.9720, -97.0200

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

The Wanette 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 northeast of the Wanette Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wanette Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wanette Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Martin Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hill Cemetery
  • New Johnsonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in McClain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
  • Avoca Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Avoca Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
  • Old Moral Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Old Moral Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moral Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Byars Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Byars Cemetery is located in McClain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
  • Tribbey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Tribbey Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey Cemetery
  • Metcalf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
  • Cropper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cropper Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper Cemetery
  • Council Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Council Creek Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
    • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    • Vista Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Vista Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Light Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Light Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Blue Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
    • McGee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The McGee Cemetery is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McGee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Stratford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1419634 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wanette Cemetery.

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

  • Wanette
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Asher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <6>
  • Byars
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tribbey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Rosedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in McClain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Saint Louis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stratford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
  • Macomb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <6>
  • Oil Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
  • Etowah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Bebee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Konawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Paoli
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Wayne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Maud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Pink
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Lexington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pauls Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Maguire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Purcell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Little Axe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
    • Tecumseh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Slaughterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 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 Wanette 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 Wanette Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wanette 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 Wanette Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099349  (Wanette Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099349 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: 329 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wanette
      • Location given for Wanette Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9720224     Lon: -97.0200224
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wanette 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.