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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Choctaw County Oklahoma Cemeteries ------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Bluff...............Community: Bluff Location: 30/T7S/R16E Coordinates: 335504N/0954027W Burials: 12 Directions: Approx 11 miles west of US 271 on SH 109. Cemetery on north side of road. Notes: State sign but no cemetery sign. Boswell.............Community: Boswell Restland Location: 17/T6S/R14E Coordinates: 340200N/0955204W Directions: A few blocks north of the First Baptist Church in Boswell. Notes: Well marked and maintained. Beautiful location overlooking the Boggy River bottom. Box Springs.........Community: Ft Towson Location: 4/T6S/R19E Coordinates: 340343N/0951933W Directions: Approximately 2 1/2 miles north of US 70 on SH 147 at Sawyer. Turn right (east) at the Virgil Point Campground entrance. Go east approximately 2 1/4 miles. Watch for Box Springs Church sign. Turn left (north) and follow the road until you reach the cemetery which will be on your left. Notes: Next to the Box Springs AME Church. Cemetery is well maintained. Beware of the neighbor's dogs. Burgoyne............see Mt Olivet Choctaw.............Community: Hugo aka Long Creek Also Known As: Long Creek Location: 33/T5S/R17E Burials: 66 Directions: 5.2 miles north of the intersection of Business US 70 & "H" Street in Hugo. Take "H" St (at Clayton Avenue Baptist Church) north 10 blocks, turn left (west) one block then right (north) 4.5 miles. Look for gate marked "Cemetery Rd" on your right (east) 8/10 of a mile past intersection. Cemetery is on private property - inquire about access at the house 1/10 mile north of the gate but beware of the dogs. Notes: Cemetery not listed on GNIS. Clark...............Notes: No information available. Cloninger...........Notes: No information available Cold Springs........Coordinates: 340005N/0953613W Burials: 5 Notes: Private Property. No easy access. Cooksville..........see Speer Crosley.............Community: Hugo Location: 34/T6S/R17E Coordinates: 335908N/0953048W Burials: 327 Directions: Approx 1/2 mile south of Springs Chapel Cemetery. Notes: No signage. Barbed wire fence & locked gate. Maintained Crowder.............Community: Boswell Location: 4/T7S/R14E Coordinates: 335832N/0955011W Directions: 2 miles south of Boswell on SH 109 then 2 3/4 miles east on gravel road. No signage. Not visible from road. Crowder Springs.....Community: Boswell Location: 23/T7S/R14E Coordinates: 335530N/0954818W Directions: Approximately 10 miles south east of Boswell on SH 109, 1 mile south on gravel road then 1/2 mile west. Cemetery on the north side of the road. No signage. Not visible from road. Dixon Chapel........Community: Spencerville Location: 26/T5S/R18E Coordinates: 340544N/0952307W Burials: 21 Directions: Approximately 5 1/2 miles north of US 70 on SH 147 then west 1 mile on gravel road then south 1/4 mile on gravel road. On private property. Doaksville..........Community: Ft Towson Ft Towson Location: 13/T6S/R19E Coordinates: 340201N/0951622W Directions: Take first road north on the west edge of Ft Towson. Go approximately 1 mile north. Cemetery will be on your right surrounded by a rock wall. Burials: 2,056 Notes: Oldest burials are in the north end of the cemetery. Cemetery is well maintained. Durant..............Community: Grant Location: 29/T7S/R18E Coordinates: 335453N/0952658W Burials: 8 Directions: Approximately 2.5 miles east of US 271 on SH 109 then 1/4 mile north on gravel road. Notes: Cemetery is not visible from road. On private property & landowner is hesitant about granting access. Earing..............Notes: No information available Eastern Star........see Spring Hill Everidge............Community: Frogville Location: 13/T7S/R18E Coordinates: 335636N/0952157W Burials: 109 Directions: 3 miles east of SH 93 on US 70 to Fallon Road then 5 miles south. Turn left on gravel road for approx 2 3/4 mile. Cemetery is set back approx 1/4 mile from road. Notes: Will require opening a gate on the north side of the road and driving across private property to reach the cemetery. No signage at gate. There is a house directly across the road from the gate. The gate has trees on either side and is easy to miss. Frogville...........Community: Frogville Location: 34/T7S/R19E Coordinates: 335452N/0951851W Directions: Approximately 10.5 miles east of US 271 on SH 109 then 1/4 mile north on gravel road. Cemetery is on the left. Notes: Entrance is overgrown with vines that nearly obscure the sign. Grass and weeds were waist high when visited. Ft Towson - Old.....Community: Fort Towson Military Post Location: 19/T6S/R20E Coordinates: 340134N/0951532W Burials: 5 Directions: East of present day Ft Towson approx 1 mile then 3/4 mile north. Cemetery is located SSW of the Visitor's Center. Gay-Antioch.........Community: Gay Location: 11/T7S/R16E Burials: 109 Directions: Approx 4 miles west of US 271 on SH 109. Cemetery on north side of road. Grant...............Community: Grant Location: 14/T7S/R17E Coordinates: 335621N/0952950W Burials: 804 Directions: Approx 1 mile east of Grant on paved county road. Notes: No signage except at cemetery. Cemetery well maintained. Griggs-Soper........Notes: No information available Goodland............Community: Goodland Location: 31/T6S/R17E Coordinates: 335900N/0953329W Burials: 400 Directions: Approx 2.5 miles west of US 271 on US 271A. North side of highway. Notes: Well marked. Fairly well maintained. Good access. Good Springs........Community: Boswell Location: 2/T7S/R13E Burials: 66 Directions: Turn south on paved county road at Pigeon Roost Church (2 miles west of Boswell) then south for 3 miles. Turn right (west) on gravel road 1/2 mile then south approx 1/2 mile. Notes: South of the Good Springs church. Cemetery fenced & maintained. Signage. Paved road to within 1 mile of cemetery. Hampton Chapel......Community: Spencerville Location: 4/T5S/R19E Directions: 2 miles east of junction of Spencerville Road and SH 147 then 1/2 mile north. Notes: Located at the extreme north end of Tucker Road. Hart................Community: Soper Location: 18/T6S/R16E Directions: 2 miles west of US 271 on US 70, approximately 1/4 mile south then 1/2 mile west through pasture. Notes: Family cemetery on private property. High Hill...........Community: Spencerville Location: 10/T5S/R19E Burials: 37 Directions: 3 miles east of junction of Spencerville Road and SH 147 then 1/2 mile south. Holder..............Community: Soper Location: 29/T6S/R15E Coordinates: 340548N/0954548W Directions: Approximately 2 1/2 miles north of Soper on paved road then 4 miles west on gravel then 2 miles north on gravel road. Homers Chapel.......Community: Boswell Location: 22/T6S/R13E Burials: 26 Notes: Close to U.S. Highway. Poorly maintained, high grass & unmowed when visited. No signage. Houston Family......Community: Frogville Notes: Private property. No trespassing with access very limited. Jackson.............Notes: No information available Jasper..............Notes: Cemetery believed to be destroyed Jerusalem...........Notes: No information available Jones...............see Rose Hill Long Creek..........see Choctaw Mayhew..............Community: Boswell Location: 5/T6S/R14E McHaney Family......Notes: No information McKee Family........Notes: No information available Messer..............Community: Messer aka Woodlawn Location: 25/T5S/R17E Coordinates: 340506N/0952852W Directions: 6 miles north of US 70 on SH 93 then 7/10 mile west. Also known as Woodlawn. Notes: Cemetery maintained Missionary..........Community: Frogville aka Goodwater Location: 25/T7S/R18E Coordinates: 335508N/0952154W Directions: Approximately 7 1/2 miles east of US 70 on SH 109 then 1/2 mile north. Notes: No easy access. Mt Olive............Location: 10/T7S/R17E Mt Olivet...........Community: Hugo aka Burgoyne Location: 29/T6S/R17E Coordinates: 335953N/0952944W Directions: Main entrance at 8th Street & Trice. 3 blocks north of the junction of US 70 and 8th Street (junction is marked with multiple cable TV and cellular towers along with an elementary school.) Excellent access with paved roads throughout the cemetery. Cemetery maintenance is excellent. Notes: Originally called Burgoyne Cemetery. Cemetery office hours are 1-4 Monday-Friday. Address: Mt Olivet Cemetery, 800 E. Trice, Hugo, Ok 74743 Phone: (580) 326-9263 Nelson..............see Sugar Creek Oaks................Community: Frogville Location: 36/T7S/R19E Coordinates: 335506N/0952132W Directions: Approximately 8 1/2 miles east of US 70 on SH 109 then 1/2 mile north. Notes: On private property with no easy access. Old Oberlin.........Notes: No information available Pierce..............Community: Boswell Coordinates: 340628N/0954551W Notes: Just north of Holder Cemetery Pigeon Roost........Community: Boswell Location: 23/T6S/R13E Notes: Maintained. Cemetery located in NW corner of church grounds next to U.S. 70. Pleasant Hill.......Community: Grant Location: 19/T7S/R18E Directions: Next to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Approximately 1.5 miles east of US 271 on SH 109 then 1 mile north on gravel road. Notes: Cemetery is fenced and maintained. Not listed on GNIS Roebuck.............Notes: No information Rose Hill...........Community: Hugo aka Jones Location: 5/T7S/R18E Coordinates: 335835N/0952656W Directions: 1 mile east of SH 93 on US 70 then approx 1.5 miles south on gravel road. Notes: Cemetery is on private property. Access limited. Listed in GNIS database as Jones Cemetery. Round Mountain......Notes: No information Sawyer..............Community: Sawyer Location: 24/T6S/R18E Directions: East end of the "Dam" road before it ties back into US 70 at the east side of Sawyer. Notes: Not listed on GNIS Shoals..............Community: Frogville Location: 27/T7S/R18E Directions: Approx 5.5 miles east of US 271 on SH 109. Notes: Cemetery is on the north side of the highway. Shoat Springs.......Community: Hugo Location: 4/T7S/R18E Coordinates: 335826N/0952501W Directions: 3 miles east of SH 93 on US 70 then 2 3/4 miles south on "Fallon Road". Notes: On west side of paved road. Cemetery maintained. Snead...............Notes: No information available Sobol...............Community: Sobol Location: 3/T5S/R20E Coordinates: 340903N/0951230W Directions: Approximately 11 miles north of US 70 on SH 93 then approximately 8 miles east, 1 mile north then 4 miles east and 1/2 mile south. Cemetery located on paved road but requires travel on gravel roads to reach it. Well maintained. Soper...............Community: Soper Location: 14/T6S/R15E Coordinates: 340202N/0954216W Directions: West side of Soper on US 70. Fenced & maintained. Speer...............Community: Speer aka Cooksville Location: 30/T5S/R17E Coordinates: 340554N/0953349W Directions: 5 miles north of US 70 on US 271 then 3 miles east on gravel road then approx 1.5 miles south into pasture. Notes: Cemetery is fenced. Listed in GNIS database as Cooksville. Spencer Academy.....Notes: No information Spencerville........Community: Spencerville Location: 6/T5S/R19E Coordinates: 340848N/0952108W Directions: Approximately 11 miles north of US 70 on SH 93. Turn east to Spencerville approx 3.5 miles on paved county road. Notes: The cemetery is on the north side of the county road and isn't visible from the roadway. Signage on road easy to miss. If you come to SH 143 you've gone about 1/4 mile too far. Springs.............Community: Hugo Location: 35/T6S/R17E Coordinates: 335927N/0953040W Directions: South of US 70 on 8th Street (look for cable TV & cellular towers and elementary school) approx 200 yards. Notes: On east side of 8th St next to roadway. Well marked and maintained. Chain link fence surrounds cemetery. Spring Hill.........Community: Frogville aka Eastern Star Location: 17/T7S/R19E Coordinates: 335634N/0952046W Directions: Approximately 8.5 miles east of US 271 on SH 109 then 2 1/4 mile north on gravel road. Cemetery is on your right set back from the road approx 200'. Notes: Fenced and maintained. Signage next to road and at cemetery. Springs Chapel......Community: Hugo Location: 34/T6S/R17E Coordinates: 335927N/0953040W Directions: Immediately south of US 70 on Broadway Street. No access from US 70. Follow Broadway Street south from downtown Hugo. When you pass under US 70 the cemetery will be on your left. Entrance is at south end of cemetery where road curves right to cross railroad track. Notes: Good gravel road to the cemetery. The cemetery is well maintained. Sugar Creek.........Community: Nelson aka Nelson Location: 14/T5S/R15E Coordinates: 340710N/0954231W Burials: 325 Directions: 6.5 miles north of Soper then 1 mile west of Nelson. South on gravel road approx 1/2 mile (bearing left at fork). Notes: Cemetery is well maintained and fenced. Signage is excellent. Very pretty cemetery. Sweet Hill..........Community: Gay Location: 13/T7S/R16E Coordinates: 335658N/0953419W Directions: Approx 3 miles west of US 271 on SH 109 then south approx 2/10 mile on poorly maintained one lane dirt road. Notes: Small sign on SH 109 indicating where to turn. Swink...............Community: Swink Location: 22/T6S/R20E Coordinates: 340132N/0951223W Timber Hill.........Community: Boswell Location: 28/T5S/R13E Coordinates: 340553N/0955607W Notes: Location of Timber Hill Church given as USGS maps do not indicate a cemetery in the area. Wade................Community: Unger Location: 24/T6S/R14E Coordinates: 340047N/0954700W Directions: Approximately 5 miles west of Soper on US 70 then 1 mile south at Unger. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ rhenson@iname.com 30 Dec 2000