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:
34.8879, -87.6039
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 Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Tate - Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Kachelman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kachelman Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachelman Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
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- Jones Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Greenview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Canerday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Canerday Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canerday Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Saint Florian
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bailey Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Arnot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Jacksonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Mars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Zip City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Pruitton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- McGee Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Cypress Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- South Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Ford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Nitrate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
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 Lauderdale 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 #124114 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124114 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pruitton
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8878634 Lon: -87.6039152
- 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 Lauderdale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |