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A visit to the Watsons Memorial Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   34.0404°   (34° 2' 25")

Lon:   -94.8411°   (-94° 50' 27")

The Watsons Memorial Cemetery is located in McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Watsons Memorial Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Watsons Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lukfata Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lukfata Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lukfata Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lukfata Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Garvin.
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188528 <5>
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Broken Bow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183139 <5>
  • Hochatown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hochatown Cemetery
    • The Hochatown Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hochatown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hochatown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1316408 <5>
  • Denison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Denison Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canfield Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Redland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redland Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Moran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moran Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Eagletown Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagletown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eagletown Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
  • Valliant Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Haley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haley Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Tonka Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tonka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tonka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tonka Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Albion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Rufe Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Springhill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Albion (TX).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379950 <5>
    • Bachman Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bachman Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Haworth Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haworth Cemetery is located in McCurtain County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Watsons Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watsons Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Golden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holly Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
  • Broken Bow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Garvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hochatown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wright City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <7>
  • Millerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <7>
  • Idabel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <7>
  • Valliant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Eagletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Slim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County
  • Haworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ringold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Greenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Rufe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Swink
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cerrogordo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Bethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCurtain County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watsons Memorial 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 professional and volunteer 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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery:

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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1777856  (Watsons Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1777856 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Steel Junction
    • County: McCurtain         Elev: 147
    • Location given for GNIS #1777856 (Watsons Memorial Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 McCurtain, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Watsons Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0404, Longitude: -94.8411       In this case, the coordinates for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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