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A visit to the Waurika 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 Waurika Cemetery ...

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

34.1581, -98.0317

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

The Waurika Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Waurika. Waurika lies just to the east northeast of the Waurika Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Waurika Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Waurika Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sugden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sugden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden Cemetery
  • Addington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Addington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Addington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Addington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97846 <5>
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hastings Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
  • Benvenue Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Benvenue Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benvenue Cemetery
  • Ryan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ryan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Diamond Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Riverland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Riverland Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverland Cemetery
  • Temple Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Temple Cemetery is located in Cotton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
    • The Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temple Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99642 <5>
  • Hurnville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hurnville Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville Cemetery
  • Corum Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Corum Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemeteries
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Fairlawn Cemeteries is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemeteries
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
    • Terral Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Terral Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral Cemetery
    • Fleetwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fleetwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood Cemetery
    • Oscar Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oscar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Cemetery
    • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Chapel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Waurika Cemetery.

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

  • Waurika
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sugden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Hastings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Addington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Byers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Byers is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <6>
  • Ryan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ryan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <6>
  • Comanche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Temple
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Petrolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Taylor is located in Cotton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Terral
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Meridian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Meridian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oscar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleetwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
    • Walters
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Walters is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Former name for Walters:
      • Walter
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <6>
    • Gas City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Gas City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
    • Thornberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Empire City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Grady
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Dean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Ringgold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Loco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <6>

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 Waurika Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Waurika Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Waurika Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099440  (Waurika Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099440 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: Jefferson
      • Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waurika West
      • Location given for Waurika Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.1581484     Lon: -98.031704
      • 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 Jefferson, 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- Waurika 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.