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A visit to the Waka 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 Waka Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Waka Cemetery (FG ID #2229352)

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 Waka Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.2802°   (36° 16' 48")

Lon:   -101.0405°   (-101° 2' 25")

The cemetery is located in Ochiltree County<2>.

As an estimate, the Waka Cemetery is located in Waka.

The county seat for Ochiltree County is located in Perryton. Perryton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Waka Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Waka Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Black Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hansford County
  • Ochiltree Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hansford Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gruver Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gruver Cemetery is located in Hansford County
  • Range Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Range Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Range Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Hartsville Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartsville Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Blue Mound Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Mound Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Roy Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roy Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Hardesty Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardesty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardesty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardesty Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
    • Banner Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banner Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
    • Lieb Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lieb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lieb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lieb Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
    • Kiowa Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Heart Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Kirby Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirby Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Waka Cemetery.

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

  • Waka
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Farnsworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spearman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ochiltree ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ochiltree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochiltree
    • Ochiltree is located in Ochiltree County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ochiltree
    • From the Waka Cemetery to Ochiltree
  • Perryton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gruver
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
    • Gruver is located in Hansford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruver <7>
  • Hardesty
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardesty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty
    • Hardesty is located in Texas County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardesty <7>
  • Morse
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Hansford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <7>
  • Parnell ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Roberts County

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 Waka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ochiltree County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Waka 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 Waka 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 Ochiltree, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Waka Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2802, Longitude: -101.0405    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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