A visit to the Wheeler Flats 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 Wheeler Flats Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Flats Cemetery:
34.5615, -97.1403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Flats Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Flats Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Sulphur. Sulphur lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wheeler Flats Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Flats Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wheeler Flats Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Flats Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wynnewood View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- The Howell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butterly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98070 <5>
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Iona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
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- Oaklawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Sulphur.
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sulphur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99129 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- State School Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Klondike Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Klondike Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
- Five Mile Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Five Mile Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
- The Five Mile Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Mile Creek Cemetery
- Fivemile Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166188 <5>
- Shirley Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis 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 Wheeler Flats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Flats Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washita
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Wynnewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Katie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Katie is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hennepin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dougherty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crusher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Elmore City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Satterwhite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Satterwhite is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Whitebead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Pooleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Roff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Springer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tatums
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gene Autry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gene Autry is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Former names for Gene Autry:
- Berwyn
- Dresden
- Lou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <6>
- Paoli
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Wheeler Flats Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler Flats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dougherty
- Elmore City
- Paoli
- Paoli lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wheeler Flats Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paoli.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Pauls Valley
- Roff
- Roff lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wheeler Flats Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
- Stratford
- Sulphur
- Wynnewood
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 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 Wheeler Flats Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Wheeler Flats Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099664 (Wheeler Flats Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099664 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joy
- Location given for Wheeler Flats Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5614747 Lon: -97.1402978
- 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 Murray, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheeler Flats 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. |