A visit to the Oakdale 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 Oakdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakdale Cemetery:
33.4407, -86.9528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oakdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oakdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valhalla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26853 <5>
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth-El Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-El Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Sadlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sadlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlers Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Valley Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <5>
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shadowlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadowlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26156 <5>
- Village Falls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Village Falls Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Falls Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <5>
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dolomite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lipscomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Industrial City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Blue Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winetka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winetka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Midfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Jonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Hueytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duncan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Wylam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Mobile Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Oxmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Ishkooda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Ensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- McDonald Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDonald Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
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 Oakdale Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer
- Ensley
- Hueytown
- Wylam
- Wylam lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oakdale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wylam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124143 (Oakdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124143 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bessemer
- Location given for Oakdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4406643 Lon: -86.9527706
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Oakdale 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. |
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