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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. 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 Wisner Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.2445°   (35° 14' 40")

Lon:   -96.3347°   (-96° 20' 4")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • Butner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harjo Cemetery
    • The Harjo Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harjo Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Holdenville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329481 <5>
  • Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wewoka Indian Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • Yeager Oakhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeager Oakhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeager Oakhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yeager Oakhill Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetumka Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wetumka Baptist Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thlopthlocco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • South Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Community Cemetery is located in Hughes County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetumka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetumka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Bearden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bearden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bearden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bearden Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • McCaybe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaybe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaybe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCaybe Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • High Spring Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wind Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wind Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wind Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Buchner Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchner Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchner Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchner Memorial Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Sand Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • North Fork Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
    • Yeager is located in Hughes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Bearden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
    • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Cromwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <7>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
    • Horntown is located in Hughes County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Lima is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Lamar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Hughes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Spaulding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Dustin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Pharoah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Seminole
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
      • Seminole is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <7>
    • Atwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <7>
    • Calvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Boley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <7>
    • Ixl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • 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
    • Calvin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wisner Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calvin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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) ...

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 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:

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: GNIS record #1099931 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Yeager
    • County: Hughes         Elev: 233
    • Location given for GNIS #1099931 (Wisner Cemetery)

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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wisner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2445, Longitude: -96.3347       In this case, the coordinates for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<8>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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