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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. 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 Lela Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.2259°   (35° 13' 33")

Lon:   -100.3439°   (-100° 20' 38")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 28 miles [45.1 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dozier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dozier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dozier Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County
  • Center Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gray County
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County
  • Kelton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelton Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Mobeetie Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mobeetie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mobeetie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mobeetie Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Texola Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Texola Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Quail Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Needwood Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Needwood Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County
  • Rock Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Elderidge Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elderidge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elderidge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elderidge Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Vannerson Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vannerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vannerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vannerson Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County
    • Old Wellington Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wellington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wellington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Wellington Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Erick Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erick Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Mayfield Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County (OK)

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <6>
  • Twitty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Magic City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
    • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
  • Samnorwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samnorwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samnorwood
    • Samnorwood is located in Collingsworth County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samnorwood <6>
  • McLean
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
    • McLean is located in Gray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <6>
  • Wheeler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Texola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
    • Texola is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanreed have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanreed
    • Alanreed is located in Gray County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanreed <6>
  • Briscoe
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Briscoe is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briscoe <6>
  • Wellington
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

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.

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 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:

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:

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lela Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2259, Longitude: -100.3439    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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