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A visit to the Washita Indian 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 Washita Indian Cemetery ...

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

34.8328, -98.1764

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

The Washita Indian Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Lawton. Lawton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Washita Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Washita Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Washita Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Fletcher.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181150 <5>
  • Celestial Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
  • Elgin Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Cement Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cement Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement Cemetery
  • Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Ft. Sill National Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ridley Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
    • Westview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Westview Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
    • Laverty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Laverty Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverty Cemetery
    • Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rush Springs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Rush Springs Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washita Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Fletcher
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cyril
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elgin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Cement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Apache
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
  • Rush Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Agawam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Agawam is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Indian City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Indian City is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
  • Norge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Norge is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Central High
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Ninnekah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Anadarko
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Bethel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bethel is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Fort Sill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Artillery Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
    • Verden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Medicine Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lawton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawton is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <6>
    • Chickasha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Washita Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anadarko
  • Apache
    • Apache lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Washita Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apache.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
  • Cement
    • Cement lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Washita Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cement.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
  • Chickasha
  • Cyril
    • Cyril lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Washita Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyril.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Washita Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Fletcher
  • Fort Sill
  • Lawton
    • Lawton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Washita Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Medicine Park
  • Norge
    • Norge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Washita Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
  • Rush Springs
  • Sterling
  • Verden
    • Verden lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Washita Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Verden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden

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 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 Washita Indian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 Washita Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099414  (Washita Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099414 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: Comanche
      • Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fletcher
      • Location given for Washita Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.8328465     Lon: -98.1764363
      • 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 Comanche, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Washita Indian 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.