Cemeteries in Wewoka, Oklahoma

Private Cemeteries in Wewoka, Oklahoma often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Wewoka, Oklahoma are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Wewoka, Oklahoma are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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Our database contains records of burials from 24 cemeteries.

The Tishomingo City Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Oklahoma, being founded around 1832. The cemetery was originally an Indian burial ground established while Native Americans were encamped on Pennington Creek.

"The Oldest Town in Oklahoma." Colonel Matthew Arbuckle of the United States Army established Fort Gibson in 1824.

Floyd's body was returned to the Oklahoma hills, and he was laid to rest on October 28, 1934, at Akins Cemetery. A crowd estimated at more than twenty thousand made it the largest funeral in Oklahoma history.

Oklahoma: Garland Cemetery The oldest grave at the cemetery is that of Sophia Pitchlynn (wife of Major John Pitchlynn) who was born in 1783 and is believed to have died in 1871.

Geronimo's Grave Marker, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Geronimo (June 16, 1829–February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who long warred against the encroachment of the United States on tribal lands. He died of pneumonia at Fort Sill in 1909.

Built in 1903, the Overholser is considered Oklahoma City's first mansion. The Queen Anne and Chateauesque architectural styles of the house were regarded as out of style and stood in stark contrast to the Mission, Craftsman, and Prairie styles of architecture that had become prominent of the time.