A visit to the Mount Oak Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Mt. Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Oak Cemetery:
34.3634, -86.5511
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arab.
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliam Springs Cemetery
- Skidmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Ryan Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ryan Memorial Gardens is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Memorial Gardens
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge MB Church Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Arab.
- The Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- Arab City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arab City Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arab City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Arab.
- The Arab City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arab Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976876 <5>
- Compton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Lamons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamons Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamons Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Brookwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brookwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Hog Jaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ryan Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Hulaco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Briscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Grassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Baileyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Askea Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Scant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Morgan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Florette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Eva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
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 Mt. Oak Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
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 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 Mt. Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Mt. Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147485 (Mount Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147485 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hulaco
- Location given for Mount Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.363427 Lon: -86.5511019
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alabama's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mt. Oak Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |