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. 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 Waka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waka Cemetery:
36.2802, -101.0405
The Waka Cemetery is located in Waka.
The cemetery is located in Ochiltree County<2>.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hansford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- 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)
- The Gruver Cemetery is located in Hansford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver Cemetery
- Range Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Range Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsville Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- The Hartsville Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Mound Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roy Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hardesty Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Hardesty Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Lieb Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lieb Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lieb Cemetery
- 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)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Beaver County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
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)
- Perryton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gruver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hardesty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
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.
- Gruver
- Hardesty
- Perryton
- Spearman
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 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:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Ochiltree 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 Waka Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2229352
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waka 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. |