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A visit to the Willow 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 Willow Cemetery ...

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

35.0670, -99.5181

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

The Willow Cemetery is located in Greer County<2>.

The county seat for Greer County is located in Mangum. Mangum lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Willow Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Willow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brinkman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Marie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Marie Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Cemetery
  • Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rock Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Carter.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98108 <5>
  • Delhi Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Delhi Cemetery is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Jester Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jester Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester Cemetery
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Retrop Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Retrop Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retrop Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Poarch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Poarch Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poarch Cemetery
    • Granite Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Granite Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • White Flat Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Flat Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Flat Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Quartz Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Quartz Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Cemetery
    • Port Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Port Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Cemetery
    • Sayre Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Bellview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willow Cemetery.

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

  • Willow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bloomington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Jester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
  • Granite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Mangum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Reed
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reed is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Lone Wolf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sayre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
  • Hester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Lugert ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sentinel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Vinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Erick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Willow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berlin
    • Berlin lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Blair
    • Blair lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Burns Flat
  • Canute
    • Canute lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Carter
  • Dill City
  • Elk City
  • Erick
    • Erick lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erick.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
  • Granite
  • Hobart
  • Lone Wolf
  • Mangum
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Martha lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Willow Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Martha.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
    • Rocky
      • Rocky lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Willow Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rocky.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
    • Sayre
      • Sayre lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Willow Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sentinel
    • Willow
      • Willow lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Willow Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willow.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Willow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Greer 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 Willow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099854  (Willow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099854 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: Greer
      • Est. Elev: 539 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Willow
      • Location given for Willow Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.0669989     Lon: -99.5181458
      • 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 Greer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willow 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.