About Byron-Amorita Cemetery
Byron-Amorita Cemetery is a cemetery near Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. It lies about 12 mi south of Cherokee. The grounds sit at about 1,220 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Joe Milam. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1090781. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bethel Cemetery, about 3.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Goodwin Funeral Home in Cherokee, about 12 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Alfalfa County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cherokee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Byron-Amorita Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Joe Milam1899-1971American-football player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Byron-Amorita Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
36.92054, -98.31482
What Byron-Amorita Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Bethel CemeteryCherokee, OKCemetery3.1 mi
- Riverside CemeteryCherokee, OKCemetery3.6 mi
- Driftwood CemeteryCherokee, OKCemetery3.9 mi
- Apostolic CemeteryCherokee, OKCemetery5.7 mi
- Stella Friends Academy CemeteryCherokee, OKMilitary cemetery8.6 mi
- Keith CemeteryCherokee, OKCemetery9.0 mi
- Ware CemeteryCherokee, OKCemetery9.6 mi
- Waldron CemeteryAnthony, KSCemetery10 mi
- Mennonite CemeteryCherokee, OKMennonite and Amish cemetery10 mi
- Riverview CemeteryKiowa, KSCemetery11 mi
Funeral homes near Byron-Amorita Cemetery
- Goodwin Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (580) 596-3346
- Lanman Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (580) 596-2002
- Alva Monument Works20 miMonument dealer · Alva · (580) 327-0626
- Marshall Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Alva · (580) 327-2311
- Wharton Funeral Chapel LLC.22 miFuneral chapel · Alva · (580) 327-1234
- Prairie Rose Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Anthony · (620) 842-5142
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