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A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...


The location of the Oakland Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Oakland Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery

Lat:   40.7220°   (40° 43' 19")

Lon:   -79.5334°   (-79° 32' 0")

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<2>.

The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies just to the north of the Oakland Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oakland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Armstrong County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakland Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Neale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
    • Rosston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
      • Rosston is located in Armstrong County
    • Lenape Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenape Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
      • Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
    • West Ford City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
      • West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Ford City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
      • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
    • McVille
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Armstrong County
    • Manorville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
      • Manorville is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Dog Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
      • Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
    • Cochrans Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochrans Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
    • Applewold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applewold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
      • Applewold is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • West Kittanning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
      • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Hyde Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Kittanning
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Leechburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
        • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Leechburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitesburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
        • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Wick City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wick City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
        • Wick City is located in Armstrong County
      • West Hills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
        • West Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Freeport
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Weinel Crossroads
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
        • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
      • Walkchalk
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
        • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
      • Vandergrift
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
        • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
      • East Vandergrift
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
        • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • North Apollo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
        • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <4>
      • Spring Church
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oakland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Armstrong County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Ukrainian Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukrainian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukrainian Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Ford City Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford City Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford City Cemetery
    • Shotts Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shotts Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shotts Cemetery
    • Cowan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cowan Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowan Cemetery
    • Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Leechburg.
      • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <6>
    • Porter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highfield Cemetery
      • St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <6>
    • Shaeffer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaeffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaeffer Cemetery
    • Murphys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • St. Catherine Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Catherines Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shellhammer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2403601 <6>
      • McDonalds Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonalds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDonalds Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonalds Cemetery
      • Leechburg Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel Point Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Kittanning Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oakland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1182830  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1182830 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Leechburg
      • County: Armstrong         Elev: 263
      • Location given for GNIS #1182830 (Oakland Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7220, Longitude: -79.5334       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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