A visit to the West Adair 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 West Adair Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Adair Cemetery:
36.4465, -95.3441
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Adair Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Adair Cemetery is located in Mayes County<2>.
The county seat for Mayes County is located in Pryor Creek. Pryor Creek lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the West Adair Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Adair Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Adair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Adair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rider Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Cemetery
- Lone Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Chapel Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chapel Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Dawes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawes Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Chelsea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Big Cabin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Cabin Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cabin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Benge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Benge Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wards Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Wards Grove Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Grove Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Graham Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ghormley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ghormley Cemetery is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghormley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ghormley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Pensacola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98500 <5>
- Shawnee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Winganon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Winganon Cemetery is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winganon 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 West Adair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Adair Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bushyhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
- Pryor Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
- Pryor Creek has also been known as:
- Pryor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <6>
- Big Cabin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foyil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Sequoyah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
- Hoot Owl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- New Alluwe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Sportsmen Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Salina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Justice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Justice is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Wickliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Spavinaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Langley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vinita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claremore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiawah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiawah is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
- Chouteau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pump Back
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pump Back is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Sams Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
- Disney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grand Lake Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Ketchum
(18 miles [29 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 West Adair Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mayes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Adair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Big Cabin
- Chelsea
- Chouteau
- Claremore
- Foyil
- Ketchum
- Pryor Creek
- Salina
- Strang
- Vinita
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 websites either 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 West Adair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Mayes 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 West Adair Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099496 (West Adair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099496 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: Mayes
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adair
- Location given for West Adair Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4464806 Lon: -95.3441382
- 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 Mayes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Adair 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. |