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A visit to the Willis Cemetery ...


The location of the Willis Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Willis Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.8850°   (33° 53' 5")

Lon:   -96.8336°   (-96° 50' 0")

The Willis Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.

The county seat for Marshall County is located in Madill. Madill lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Willis Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Willis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Marshall County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Willis Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.

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

    • Sherwood Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Cedar Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Shay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
    • Gordonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Locust
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Dexter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Lebanon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Basin Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Kingston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
    • Preston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • McBride
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
    • New Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Dixie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
        • Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Pottsboro
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sadler
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler
        • Sadler is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sadler <4>
      • Madill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gage
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
        • Gage is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Cartwright
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oakland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Callisburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
        • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Whitesboro
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Marietta
        (16 miles [25.7 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 Willis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Willis Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Noel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Mills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Collins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Collins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grubb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grubb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Grubb Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubb Cemetery
    • Shay Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shay Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shay Cemetery
    • Powell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harvill - Rowe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harvill - Rowe Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Harvill - Rowe Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvill - Rowe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454372 <6>
    • Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
    • Gordonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Locust Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Shiloh Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Blassingame Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blassingame Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Blassingame Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blassingame Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2509465 <6>
      • Porter Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Porter Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Porter Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • The Porter Cemetery has also been known as:
        • South Rich Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Allison Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Allison Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • The Allison Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Alience Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173615 <6>
      • Shires Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shires Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Shires Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shires Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239331 <6>
      • Lebanon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Graveyard Bluff Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graveyard Bluff Cemetery is located in Love County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Bluff Cemetery
      • Henry Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Henry Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Sandusky Cemetery
        • Sandy Springs Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315900 <6>
      • Berry Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Berry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Berry Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Gordonville (TX).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250909 <6>
      • Black Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Massey - Steel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Massey - Steel Cemetery is located in Grayson County (TX)
        • The Massey - Steel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Massey-Steele Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey - Steel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328629 <6>
      • Isom Springs Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isom Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Isom Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isom Springs Cemetery

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

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

    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 Marshall, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8850, Longitude: -96.8336       In this case, the coordinates for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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