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A visit to the Wolf 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery ...

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

36.8678, -97.0053

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

The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Kay County<2>.

The county seat for Kay County is located in Newkirk. Newkirk lies just to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wolf Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Washunga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Washunga Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washunga Cemetery
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
  • Banner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Banner Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Chilocco Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Longwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Longwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ponca City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1736094 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Washunga Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Washunga Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washunga Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Spring side Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Spring side Cemetery is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring side Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
      • The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mercer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92734 <5>
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Silverdale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
    • Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Newkirk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kildare
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kildare is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Chilocco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilocco is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Kaw City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponca City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • McCord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McCord is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
  • Silverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Parkerfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Arkansas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Blackwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Webb City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Webb City is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron has also been known as:
      • Cameron City
    • Moxham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
    • White Eagle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Geuda Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Maple City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
    • Braman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Burbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankfort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Frankfort is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Vinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Shidler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Grainola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Grainola is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
    • Tonkawa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tresham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tresham is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Kay 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099963  (Wolf Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099963 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: Kay
      • Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kildare
      • Location given for Wolf Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.8678112     Lon: -97.005315
      • 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 Kay, 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- Wolf 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.
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