A visit to the Wards Chapel 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 Wards Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wards Chapel Cemetery:
34.3676, -96.2500
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wards Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Atoka County<2>.
The county seat for Atoka County is located in Atoka. Atoka lies just to the east of the Wards Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wards Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wards Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wards Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Columbus Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Boggy Depot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boggy Depot Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Depot Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Tushka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tushka Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka Cemetery
- Lehigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Cemetery
- Old Lehigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lehigh Cemetery
- Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery
- The Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Banks Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422283 <5>
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Green Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- High Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the High Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Tushka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98633 <5>
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Lehigh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lehigh Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Cemetery
- Sealy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sealy Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wards Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wards Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tushka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Atoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lehigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Phillips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Phillips is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Wapanucka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bruno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bruno is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bromide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kenefic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centrahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tupelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Matoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matoy is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
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 Wards Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atoka County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wards Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atoka
- Caney
- Caney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wards Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Centrahoma
- Clarita
- Coalgate
- Coleman
- Kenefic
- Lehigh
- Wapanucka
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 Wards Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Atoka 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 Wards Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099364 (Wards Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099364 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: Atoka
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tushka
- Location given for Wards Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3675905 Lon: -96.2499942
- 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 Atoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wards Chapel 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. |