Near Hugo in Choctaw County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Robert M. Jones Memorial

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

1. Robert M. Jones Memorial

Inscription.

Representative from the Choctaw Nation in the Congress of the Confederate States of America.
Oklahoma Historical Society
R.L. Williams, W.B. Morrison, A.N. Leecraft, G.E. Harris, W.A. Loftin, Committee John R. Arernathy Grand Master W.S. Key, W.P.A. Administrator April 26, A.D. 1938 A.L. 5938 H.G. Hixson, Engineer

Erected 1938 by The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of the State of Oklahoma & WPA.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil.

Location. 33° 58.617′ N, 95° 27.013′ W. Memorial is near Hugo, Oklahoma, in Choctaw County. It can be reached from North 4260 Road 1½ miles south of U.S. 70, on the left when traveling south. This marker is located a short walk to the east of 4260 Road. There are posts marking the entrance to the trail that lead to the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hugo OK 74743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation.

It is also in the

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American South,

specifically in the Piney Woods,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dedicated to Vietnam Veterans (approx. 4.1 miles away); Spencer Academy (approx. 5.8 miles away); Goodland Mission (approx. 6 miles away); a different marker also named Goodland Mission (approx. 6.1 miles away); Site of Fulton's Trading Post (approx. 7.8 miles away in Texas); Dedicated To Veterans Who Served (approx. 10.8 miles away); Doaksville Cemetery (approx. 10.8 miles away); Doaksville History Trail (approx. 10.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hugo.

Also see . . .
1. Rose Hill (a.k.a. Jones) Cemetery - Hugo, OK. (Submitted on March 26, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.)
2. The Tragedy of Rose Hill. (Submitted on March 26, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.)

Entrance gate markers on each side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

2. Entrance gate markers on each side

USA 1936-1937 WPA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

3. USA 1936-1937 WPA

Posts marking entrance to trail. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

4. Posts marking entrance to trail.

Robert M. Jones & Family Graves. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

5. Robert M. Jones & Family Graves.

Part of the four foot high octagonal wall builded by the WPA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

6. Part of the four foot high octagonal wall builded by the WPA

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 26, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.