A visit to the Lela Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lela Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lela Cemetery (FG ID #2169816).
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 Lela Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lela Cemetery:
35.2259, -100.3439
The Lela Cemetery is located in Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Wheeler. Wheeler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Lela Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lela Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Lela Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lela Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pakan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dozier Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kelton Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelton Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton Cemetery
- Mobeetie Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Mobeetie Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobeetie Cemetery
- Texola Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- The Texola Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola Cemetery
- Quail Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Needwood Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elderidge Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Elderidge Cemetery is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderidge Cemetery
- Vannerson Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Vannerson Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannerson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- North Fairview Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Fairview Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old Wellington Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Wellington Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wellington Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Lela Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lela Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shamrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twitty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magic City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Magic City is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Samnorwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McLean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Texola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mobeetie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alanreed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Briscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Erick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zybach ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lefors
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lela Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lela Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Erick
- Lefors
- McLean
- Mobeetie
- Sweetwater
- Texola
- Wellington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lela Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Wheeler 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 Lela Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2169816
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wheeler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lela 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |