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A visit to the Wilburton 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 Wilburton Cemetery ...

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

34.9090, -95.3286

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

The Wilburton Cemetery is located in Latimer County<2>.

The county seat for Latimer County is located in Wilburton. Wilburton lies just to the east northeast of the Wilburton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilburton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Wilburton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Patterson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Centerpoint Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Centerpoint Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint Cemetery
  • Degnan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Degnan Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan Cemetery
  • Lutie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lutie Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98870 <6>
  • Riddle Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Riddle Family Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riddle Family Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Wilburton and Panola.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Panola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741329 <6>
  • Damon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Damon Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Cemetery
    • The Damon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Damon Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98259 <6>
  • Tea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tea Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Cemetery
  • High Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
  • Mountain Station Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gowen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Gowen Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Wilburton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97901 <6>
  • Brown's Prairie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Cole Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Cole Chapel Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Chapel Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Courts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Courts Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courts Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Elm Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Elm Park Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Hokit Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Trowbridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Laura Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laura Cemetery is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Cemetery
      • The Laura Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Laura / McGee Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98794 <6>
    • Lewisville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lewisville Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville 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 Wilburton Cemetery.

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

  • Wilburton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Degnan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
  • Damon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Damon is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Panola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gowen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hartshorne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Haileyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bengal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bengal is located in Latimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
  • Kinta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Quinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Blocker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lequire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sans Bois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
    • Talihina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Flore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Tuskahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Alderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Arch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
    • Albion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristow Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bug Tussle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Enterprise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Krebs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <7>

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 Wilburton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Latimer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wilburton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Latimer 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 Wilburton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099755  (Wilburton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099755 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: Latimer
      • Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wilburton
      • Location given for Wilburton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9089878     Lon: -95.3285835
      • 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 Latimer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilburton 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Wilburton and Panola. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.