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A visit to the Watonga 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 Watonga Indian Cemetery ...

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

35.8553, -98.4273

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

The Watonga Indian Cemetery is located in Blaine County<2>.

The county seat for Blaine County is located in Watonga. Watonga lies just to the east southeast of the Watonga Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Watonga Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Watonga IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Watonga IOOF Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watonga IOOF Cemetery
  • Bridgeford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bridgeford Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeford Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • East Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Pinkerton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
  • Worrells Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Worrells Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrells Cemetery
  • Winnview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Winnview Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnview Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottonwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Hitchcock.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98225 <5>
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
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    • Baptist Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eagle City Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Hitchcock.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99444 <5>
    • Udora Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Udora Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udora Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Watonga.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99859 <5>
    • Omega Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Fay.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99005 <5>
    • Whirlwind Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Whirlwind Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind Cemetery
    • Omega Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Omega Cemetery is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega Cemetery
    • Peaceful Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Peaceful Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Cemetery
    • Midlin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Midlin Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Watonga
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hitchcock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagle City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Carlton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlton is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Omega
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Southard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Altona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Geary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Alpha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Thomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <6>
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
    • Okeene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Longdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Oneida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Hydro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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 Watonga Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blaine County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bridgeport
  • Calumet
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Cantonment - Historic
  • Carlton
    • Carlton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carlton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Eagle City
  • Fay
    • Fay lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Geary
    • Geary lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geary.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
  • Greenfield
  • Hinton
  • Hitchcock
  • Longdale
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Oakwood lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakwood.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Okarche
      • Okarche lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Okarche.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okarche
    • Okeene
      • Okeene lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Okeene.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
    • Thomas
      • Thomas lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thomas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Watonga
      • Watonga lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Watonga Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watonga.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watonga

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Watonga Indian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Blaine 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 Watonga Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099427  (Watonga Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099427 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: Blaine
      • Est. Elev: 466 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Watonga
      • Location given for Watonga Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.8553209     Lon: -98.4272954
      • 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 Blaine, 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- Watonga 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.