A visit to the Oakes Chapel 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 Oakes Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakes Chapel Cemetery:
33.7615, -88.0345
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakes Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the west of the Oakes Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakes Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oakes Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakes Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Temple Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Star Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Star Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Lamar Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lamar Memory Gardens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Memory Gardens
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- South Carolina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Guin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakes Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakes Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hightogy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kirkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Belk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sulligent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Kennedy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Beaverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gattman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Rossland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Guin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Stinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Splunge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
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 Oakes Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakes Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oakes Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Winfield
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 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 Oakes Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Oakes Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158462 (Oakes Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158462 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon
- Location given for Oakes Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7614976 Lon: -88.0344715
- 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 Lamar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakes Chapel 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. |