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In Weleetka, to reach the cemetery take Hwy 75 east. As the Hwy turns northeast, turn right onto 4th Street and you will see the cemetery almost immediately. Weleetka, the townsite, was opened in 1902. The area was part of the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Oklahoma was ceded into the Union in 1907. Hillcrest is the largest cemetery in Weleetka, and the oldest marker found was dated 31 May 19...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. Okfuskee County was created at statehood from the former Creek Nation, and Okemah was designated as the county seat. Oil and gas production began in the county in 1914, when the Prairie Oil and Gas Company completed a well near Paden. Other wells followed elsewhere in the county, creating a population boom ...