A visit to the Welch 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 Welch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Welch Cemetery:
36.8804, -95.1116
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Welch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Welch Cemetery is located in Craig County<2>.
The county seat for Craig County is located in Vinita. Vinita lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Welch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Welch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Welch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Welch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bluejacket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluejacket Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluejacket Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Russell Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schrimpsher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Schrimpsher Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrimpsher Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Pheasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Bluejacket Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Bluejacket Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluejacket Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- GAR Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The GAR Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the GAR Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Miami.
- The GAR Cemetery has also been known as:
- GAR Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98534 <5>
- Lake Creek Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Creek Union Cemetery is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Union Cemetery
- The Lake Creek Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Creek Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Nidiffer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Nidiffer Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidiffer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Welch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Welch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Welch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bluejacket
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollow is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Chetopa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narcissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Dotyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Miami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- North Miami
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Keelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Afton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vinita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Treece
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- Faulkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Fairland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Picher ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quapaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cravensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Edna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <6>
- Sanders
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sanders is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Hoag
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Oswego
(19 miles [30.6 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 Welch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craig County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Welch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Afton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Welch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Bluejacket
- Commerce
- Fairland
- Miami
- Oswego
- Picher - Historic
- Quapaw
- Treece
- Vinita
- Welch
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 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 Welch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Craig 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 Welch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099472 (Welch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099472 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: Craig
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Welch North
- Location given for Welch Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8803523 Lon: -95.1116305
- 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 Craig, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Welch 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. |