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A visit to the West Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Creek Cemetery:

36.4923, -98.9320

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Creek Cemetery is located in Major County<2>.

The county seat for Major County is located in Fairview. Fairview lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the West Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • Red Top Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Waynoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99762 <5>
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Connor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Connor Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
  • Cedardale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cedardale Cemetery is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedardale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedardale Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98118 <5>
  • Memorial Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Galena Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Mooreland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elm Grove Community Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251798 <5>
    • Golden Lodge Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Golden Lodge Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lodge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Heman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
  • Quinlan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
  • Waynoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Curtis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Mooreland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Phroso ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Phroso is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
  • Avard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Avard is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hopeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Freedom
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mutual
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Richmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Seiling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dacoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Alva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <6>
    • Woodward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Aline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Carmen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orienta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cleo Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Major County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aline
  • Alva
    • Alva lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Avard
    • Avard lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Carmen
    • Carmen lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Cleo Springs
  • Curtis
    • Curtis lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Curtis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Dacoma
    • Dacoma lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dacoma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacoma
  • Fairview
  • Freedom
  • Haskew - Historic
  • Mooreland
  • Mutual
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Richmond
    • Seiling
    • Sharon
      • Sharon lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Waynoka
    • Woodward

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 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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Major 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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099537  (West Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099537 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: Major
      • Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belva
      • Location given for West Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.4922569     Lon: -98.9320384
      • 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 Major, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Creek 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.