Summit View Cemetery

Summit View Cemetery (established 1890) is a historic cemetery located in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Summit View Cemetery
Details
EstablishedJune 1890
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35°53′45″N 97°24′12″W
TypePublic
Owned byCity of Guthrie
Size70 acres (28 ha)
No. of graves13,500
No. of interments18,282
WebsiteSummit View Cemetery
Find a GraveSummit View Cemetery

Operated by the city of Guthrie (the territorial capitol) since 1915, the cemetery is the final resting place for many prominent Oklahoma pioneers, including at least two territorial governors (Cassius McDonald Barnes and Robert Martin) and Frank Dale, the Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court.

The cemetery has several sections, including a Boot Hill section in which several famous outlaws are buriedBill Doolin, Charlie Pierce, Richard "Little Dick" West, Bert Casey, and Elmer McCurdy among them.

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