A visit to the Oak Lawn 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 Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lawn Cemetery:
34.8765, -85.6064
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oak Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Potato Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Potato Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Hill Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Countess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Countess Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countess Cemetery
- Brown Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Gap Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Gap Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Payne Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Payne Gap Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Gap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Payne Gap Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cartersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25306 <5>
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Straightway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Straightway Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightway Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- Lake Hills Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
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 Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eliza
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cole City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Rising Fawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whiteside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- South Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Haynes Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stevenson
(12 miles [19.3 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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Rising Fawn
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
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 Oak Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149582 (Oak Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149582 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 457 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Home
- Location given for Oak Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8764682 Lon: -85.606356
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Lawn 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. |