A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
32.9826, -86.7283
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Collins Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh - Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Old Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Mars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Mars Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mars Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pates Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pates Chapel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thorsby Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thorsby Scandinavian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Archers Chapel 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jemison
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thorsby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Calera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Clanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Brierfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Lawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Maplesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Active
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Saginaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Siluria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Maylene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Clanton
- Columbiana
- Montevallo
- Shelby
- Thorsby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151534 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151534 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jemison East
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9826223 Lon: -86.7283185
- 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 Chilton, 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- Oak Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |