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A visit to the Wells Valley Cemetery ...


The location of the Wells Valley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Wells Valley Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Valley Cemetery

Lat:   34.3870°   (34° 23' 13")

Lon:   -96.4894°   (-96° 29' 21")

The Wells Valley Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.

The county seat for Johnston County is located in Tishomingo. Tishomingo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wells Valley Cemetery .

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 Wells Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Johnston County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wells Valley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wells Valley Cemetery.

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

    • Bromide
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <4>
    • Wapanucka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Clarita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Connerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <4>
    • Reagan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
    • Jesse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
      • Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
    • Tishomingo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <4>
    • Tupelo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <4>
    • Harden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
    • Lehigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Kenefic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
        • Kenefic is located in Bryan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenefic <4>
      • Fittstown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Phillips
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
        • Phillips is located in Coal County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Franks
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
        • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
      • Centrahoma
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
        • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <4>
      • Ravia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravia
        • Ravia is located in Johnston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravia <4>
      • Bee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
        • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Caney
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tushka
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
        • Tushka is located in Atoka County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Coalgate
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonewall
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mill Creek
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
        • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
      • Atoka
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

    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 Wells Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnston County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Atoka
      • Atoka lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Wells Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atoka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
    • Caney
      • Caney lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Wells Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Centrahoma
    • Clarita
      • Clarita lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wells Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clarita.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarita
    • Coalgate
    • Coleman
      • Coleman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wells Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coleman.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Kenefic
      • Kenefic lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wells Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenefic.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
    • Lehigh
      • Lehigh lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wells Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lehigh.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
    • Mill Creek
    • Ravia
      • Ravia lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wells Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ravia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravia
    • Stonewall
    • Tishomingo
    • Wapanucka

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wells Valley Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Bold Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bold Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bold Springs Cemetery
    • Fillmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fillmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fillmore Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Coal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • The Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Banks Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422283 <7>
    • Seeley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seeley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seeley Cemetery
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Connerville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Connerville Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connerville Cemetery
    • Cheadle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheadle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cheadle Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheadle Cemetery
    • Bronaugh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bronaugh Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronaugh Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Coleman Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Johnston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Whitehall Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehall Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Pontotoc Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontotoc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pontotoc Cemetery is located in Johnston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontotoc Cemetery
      • Keel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keel Cemetery is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keel Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Colley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Colley Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colley Cemetery
      • Condon Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Condon Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Condon Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Condon Grove Cemetery
      • Harris Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harris Cemetery is located in Johnston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Boggy Depot Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Depot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boggy Depot Cemetery is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Depot Cemetery
      • Standing Rock Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standing Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Standing Rock Cemetery is located in Atoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standing Rock Cemetery
      • Sealy Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sealy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sealy Cemetery is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sealy Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery

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

    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 Wells Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099482  (Wells Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1099482 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: Wapanucka North
      • County: Johnston         Elev: 206
      • Location given for GNIS #1099482 (Wells Valley 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 Johnston, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wells Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3870, Longitude: -96.4894       In this case, the coordinates for the Wells Valley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.




 

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