A visit to the Wells Valley 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 Wells Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Valley Cemetery:
34.3870, -96.4894
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Valley Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
- Fillmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery
- The Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Banks Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422283 <5>
- Seeley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Seeley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Connerville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Connerville Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connerville Cemetery
- Cheadle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheadle Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheadle Cemetery
- Bronaugh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bronaugh Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Pontotoc Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pontotoc Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Condon Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Condon Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon Grove Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Boggy Depot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boggy Depot Cemetery is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Depot Cemetery
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sealy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sealy Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- 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)
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reagan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Jesse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Tishomingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
- Lehigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kenefic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fittstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Franks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Centrahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bee is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Caney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tushka
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- 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)
- 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
- Caney
- Centrahoma
- Clarita
- Coalgate
- Coleman
- Kenefic
- 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
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 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 Wells Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Johnston 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 Wells Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099482 (Wells Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099482 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: Johnston
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wapanucka North
- Location given for Wells Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.387037 Lon: -96.4894441
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wells Valley 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. |
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