A visit to the Wisner 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 Wisner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wisner Cemetery:
35.2445, -96.3347
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wisner Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.
The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wisner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wisner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wisner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wisner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Butner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Butner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harjo Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Holdenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329481 <5>
- Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yeager Oakhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Thlopthlocco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thlopthlocco Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- South Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Wetumka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99522 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wetumka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka Cemetery
- Bearden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bearden Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden Cemetery
- McCaybe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McCaybe Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaybe Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- High Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wind Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Family Cemetery
- Buchner Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wisner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wisner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wetumka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yeager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Bearden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Cromwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wewoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holdenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Weleetka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Okemah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Spaulding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Dustin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dustin is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Pharoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
- Seminole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ixl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Bowlegs
(20 miles [32.2 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 Wisner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hughes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wisner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwood
- Boley
- Boley lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wisner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
- Calvin
- Castle
- Clearview
- Dustin
- Henryetta
- Lima
- Lima lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wisner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Okemah
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sasakwa
- Seminole
- Weleetka
- Wetumka
- Wewoka
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 websites either 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 Wisner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Hughes 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 Wisner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099931 (Wisner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099931 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: Hughes
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yeager
- Location given for Wisner Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2445285 Lon: -96.334731
- 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 Hughes, 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 from Point A (ie- Wisner 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |