Eagle Chief Cemetery | Aline Burial Ground Helps Preserve Oklahoma Settler History

The entryway to Eagle Chief cemetery, easily spotted from the road, was made by Hubert Elliott and installed in 1963.

Located on a quiet and serene dirt road just northwest of Aline, Eagle Chief Cemetery has served as a burial ground for Alfalfa County residents and locals since the start of the 20th centuray. Today, the cemetery grounds and those remembered there offer a moment of solitude and historical reminders to locals and visitors to Alfalfa County.

Along with ancestors of president day residents, Eagle Chief Cemetery northwest of Aline provides a place of rest for many children of Oklahoma pioneers who settled in Alfalfa County following the opening of the Cherokee Strip Outlet.

History of Eagle Chief Cemetery

Eagle Chief Cemetery was formed in April 1900 when a patent was issued to members of a newly formed cemetery association. On New Year's Day 1901 the cemetery association received a land deed from Geo. and Amy Duel for use of the grounds as a cemetery.

Visitors leaving memorials at Eagle Chief Cemetery near Aline should note the signs on the decorative fence around the cemetery.

Eagle Chief Cemetery Today

Visitors today will find well-maintained burial grounds surrounding by local farm lands and few people. The drive to the cemetery offers a glimpse of rural life and widespread agriculture of Alfalfa County, which many of those resting in Eagle Chief Cemetery helped to start. The entryway to the cemetery is marked with a steel archway, built by Hubert Elliott and dedicated in 1963. Bernie Speaker served as secretary of the cemetery association for more than 50 years.

Surrounded by open pastures and wheat fields, Eagle Chief Cemetery offers a quiet retreat after a peaceful road trip from Salt Plains State Park in Alfalfa County.

Eagle Chief Cemetery Association Original Members

• J. A. Burrows

• J. F. Altaffer

• J. H. Pattee

• Wm. Campbell

• W. H. Smith

• S. Terrel

• J. W. Garvin

• Ed Taylor

How to Get to Eagle Chief Cemetery

You'll find Eagle Chief Creek listed under a Carmen address, but the burial grounds are closer to Aline. Likewise, the cemetery is recognized as a historic landmark of Aline.

• Directions: From Aline Blacktop Road and Main Street in Aline, go 2.5 miles west, then 1.5 miles north on County Road 530. Eagle Chief cemetery is easily visible on the west side of the road.

• Address: 8526 County Rd 530, Carmen, OK 73726

Resources: Oklahoma Cemeteries