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A visit to the Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Cemetery:

30.7138, -88.0742

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies just to the southeast of the Oaklawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
  • Visitation Monastery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Plateau Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Plateau Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau Cemetery
  • Little Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Little Magnolia Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Magnolia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24046 <5>
  • Mobile National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mobile National Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mobile National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109427 <5>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24167 <5>
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
  • Spanish Burial Grounds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spanish Burial Grounds is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Burial Grounds
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Newell Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Newell Family Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Family Cemetery
  • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jesuit Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Cemetery
    • Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile.
    • Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Ahavas Chesed Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavas Chesed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194772 <5>
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • The Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279783 <5>
    • Whistler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Whistler Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Cemetery
    • Whistler Colored Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prichard Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elam Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
    • Whispering Pines Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Town Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Sand Town Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Town Cemetery
    • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mobile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Prichard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eight Mile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Country Club Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
  • Saraland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Fort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Satsuma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tillmans Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
  • Park City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Park City is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Semmes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Theodore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Daphne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bromley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Creola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellefontaine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Axis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Fairhope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stapleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chunchula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Irvington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Oaklawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #124154  (Oaklawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124154 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: Mobile
      • Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mobile
      • Location given for Oaklawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7138005     Lon: -88.0741663
      • 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 Mobile, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oaklawn 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.