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A visit to the Clara 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 Clara Cemetery ...

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

34.0868, -98.7059

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

The Clara Cemetery is located in Wichita County<2>.

The county seat for Wichita County is located in Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Clara Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clara Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Clara Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Iowa Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4219 <5>
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burkburnett Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Evart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evart Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart Cemetery
  • Devol Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Devol Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Devol Cemetery is located in Tillman County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devol Cemetery
  • Grandfield Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Grandfield Memorial Cemetery is located in Tillman County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield Memorial Cemetery
    • The Grandfield Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grandfield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98537 <5>
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Eschiti Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Loveland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Loveland Cemetery is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Cemetery
    • Amyx Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Amyx Cemetery is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amyx Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery of Randlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Randlett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99323 <5>
    • Beavercreek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beavercreek Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beavercreek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Electra.
      • The Beavercreek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beaver Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298 <5>
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wichita Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4723 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Clara Cemetery.

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

  • Clara
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clara is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
  • Burkburnett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Iowa Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Devol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Devol is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devol <6>
  • Grandfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cashion Community
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Electra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Loveland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Randlett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kamay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wichita Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Holliday
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Thornberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Harrold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Cookietown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cookietown is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
    • Hollister
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Dean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dean is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Taylor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor

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 Clara Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wichita County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Clara Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wichita 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 Clara Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1354548  (Clara Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1354548 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: Wichita
      • Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clara
      • Location given for Clara Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0867596     Lon: -98.7058957
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Wichita, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clara 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.