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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. 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 Waurika Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waurika 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 Waurika Cemetery

Lat:   34.1581°   (34° 9' 29")

Lon:   -98.0317°   (-98° 1' 54")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Addington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Addington Cemetery
    • The Addington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hastings Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Benvenue Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benvenue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benvenue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benvenue Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Ryan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ryan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diamond Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Riverland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverland Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
    • The Temple Cemetery is located in Cotton County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurnville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurnville Cemetery is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Corum Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corum Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Fairlawn Cemeteries
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemeteries
      • The Fairlawn Cemeteries is located in Stephens County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cotton County
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Terral Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terral Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terral Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Fleetwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleetwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleetwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fleetwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Oscar Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oscar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oscar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oscar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Stephens County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
    • Sugden is located in Jefferson County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Byers is located in Clay County (TX)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Jefferson County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
    • Comanche is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <6>
  • Temple
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Petrolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
    • Petrolia is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <6>
  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Cotton County
  • Terral
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
    • Terral is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <6>
  • Meridian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Stephens County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oscar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleetwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fleetwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
      • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Walters
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Walters is located in Cotton County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
      • Gas City is located in Stephens County
    • Thornberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Empire City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Grady
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
    • Dean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Ringgold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Loco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • 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 like to 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:

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: GNIS record #1099440 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: Waurika West
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 289
    • Location given for GNIS #1099440 (Waurika 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Waurika Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1581, Longitude: -98.0317       In this case, the coordinates for the Waurika 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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