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A visit to the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Waynoka Municipal Cemetery (FG ID #99762).

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 Waynoka Municipal Cemetery ...

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

36.5794, -98.8634

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

The Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Waynoka.

The cemetery is located in Woods County<2>.

The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

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 Waynoka Municipal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woods County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aline
    • Aline lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aline.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Alva
    • Alva lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Avard
    • Avard lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Capron
    • Capron lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Capron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Carmen
  • Cleo Springs
  • Curtis
    • Curtis lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Curtis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Dacoma
    • Dacoma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dacoma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacoma
  • Freedom
  • Haskew - Historic
    • Haskew lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskew.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Mooreland
  • Mutual
    • Mutual lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mutual.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
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    • Richmond
    • Seiling
    • Waynoka
      • Waynoka lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waynoka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Waynoka Municipal Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Woods 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 Waynoka Municipal Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #99762

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099447  (Waynoka Municipal Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099447 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: Woods
      • Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waynoka East
      • Location given for Waynoka Municipal Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5794779     Lon: -98.8634251
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woods, 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- Waynoka Municipal 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.