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. 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery
Lat: 33.8554° (33° 51' 19")
Lon: -87.2870° (-87° 17' 13")
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the south southeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Old City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Lollar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lollar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lollar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lollar Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Frisco Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frisco Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Frisco Memorial Cemetery is located in Walker County
- The Frisco Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Copeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22273 <5>
- South Lowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lowell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Lowell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Reid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Dutton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutton Hill Cemetery
- The Dutton Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- The Dutton Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dutton Hill MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #609386 <5>
- Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- The Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Samaria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26039 <5>
- Edgil Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgil Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgil Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edgil Grove Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Steadman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steadman Cemetery
- The Steadman Cemetery is located in Walker County
- The Steadman Cemetery has also been known as:
- King's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214032 <5>
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Boldo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boldo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boldo Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gaddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaddy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gaddy Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Self Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Self Cemetery
- The Self Cemetery is located in Walker County
- The Self Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214029 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Tubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Union Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- John Portzer Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Portzer Family Cemetery
- The John Portzer Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- The John Portzer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Porter Family Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- Portzer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25611 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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.
- Jasper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camak Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- South Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Gamble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Edgil
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Saragossa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Townley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- America is located in Walker County
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coal Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Dovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Marylee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Oakman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Sipsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Powellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Barney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Goodsprings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Red Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Warrior Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Carbon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbon Hill
- Cordova
- Jasper
- Oakman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Walker 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 Oak Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #124113 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #124113 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: Jasper
- County: Walker Elev: 136
- Location given for GNIS #124113 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Alabama's counties, including Walker, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8554, Longitude: -87.2870 In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<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. |