A visit to the Willie Tiger 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 Willie Tiger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willie Tiger Cemetery:
35.9161, -96.2425
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willie Tiger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willie Tiger Cemetery is located in Creek County<2>.
The county seat for Creek County is located in Sapulpa. Sapulpa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Willie Tiger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willie Tiger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Willie Tiger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willie Tiger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Felix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Felix Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Provens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Provens Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provens Cemetery
- Lester Thomas Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kellyville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Sewell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Jimmie Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jimmie Long Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimmie Long Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- South Heights Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Chief Sapulpa Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Heights Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlinsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Harlinsville Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlinsville Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bristow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bristow.
- The Bristow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bristow City Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158137 <5>
- Falls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Falls Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Old Sapulpa Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Sapulpa Cemetery is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sapulpa Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willie Tiger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willie Tiger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kellyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sapulpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kiefer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Glenpool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Oakhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Mannford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lotsee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Lawrence Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Depew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jenks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Kengle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kengle is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Shamrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
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 Willie Tiger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Creek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willie Tiger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beggs
- Beggs lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Willie Tiger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beggs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Bristow
- Depew
- Depew lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Willie Tiger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Depew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Glenpool
- Jenks
- Jenks lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Willie Tiger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jenks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Kiefer
- Mannford
- Mounds
- Preston
- Sapulpa
- Shamrock
- Slick
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 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 Willie Tiger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Creek 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 Willie Tiger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1794160 (Tiger Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1794160 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: Creek
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Tiger Graveyard:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- 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 Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willie Tiger 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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