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A visit to the Willow Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...

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

36.9689, -99.5754

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

The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Harper County<2>.

The county seat for Harper County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Willow Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Willow Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Willard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Willard Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
  • High Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The High Point Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the High Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Buffalo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98635 <5>
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Comanche County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Protection Mennonite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228048 <5>
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Doby Springs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Doby Springs Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doby Springs Cemetery
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Coy Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gyp Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gyp Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gyp Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kibby Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Kibby Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibby Cemetery
    • Avilla Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Avilla Cemetery is located in Comanche County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla Cemetery
    • Lookout Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Protection Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Josephs & Highland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Willow Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Selman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Selman is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Sitka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sitka is located in Clark County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
  • Buttermilk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
  • Protection
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lexington is located in Clark County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Englewood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Englewood is located in Clark County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Coldwater
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Laverne
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • May
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • May is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <6>
    • Gate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fort Supply
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Haskew ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Haskew is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Freedom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harper County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashland
  • Buffalo
    • Buffalo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buffalo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Charleston - Historic
  • Coldwater
  • Englewood
  • Freedom
    • Freedom lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Freedom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Gate
    • Gate lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gate.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Haskew - Historic
    • Haskew lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskew.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Laverne
  • May
    • May lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for May.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Protection
  • Rosston
    • Rosston lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rosston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
  • Selman
    • Selman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman

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 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 Willow Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Harper 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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099866  (Willow Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099866 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: Harper
      • Est. Elev: 566 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buffalo NE
      • Location given for Willow Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9689185     Lon: -99.5753975
      • 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 Harper, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Creek 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.