A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Big Roxanna MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastwood Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Eastwood Memorial Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22606 <2>
- Flora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Joseph Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
- Kendal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kendal Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Cemetery
- Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Memorial Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Montgomery.
- The Montgomery Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Heights Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685952 <2>
- Remount Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Remount Park Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remount Park Cemetery
- Rives Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rives Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Troy Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Troy Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Chapel Cemetery
- Wescott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westcott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Westcott Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcott Cemetery
- Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams and Lockhart Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
- The Williams and Lockhart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24214 <2>
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 Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Boylston
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Capitol Heights
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Catoma
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Coosada
- Elmore
- English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Gibbs Village
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Hope Hull
- Madison
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Melmar
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Millbrook
- Montgomery
- Mount Meigs
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- New Town
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Pike Road
- Prattville Junction
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Prattville
- Robinson Springs
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Stone's
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Sunshine Village
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Wetumpka
- Young Forte Village
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elmore
- Millbrook
- Montgomery
- Prattville
- Wetumpka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124165 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124165 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montgomery North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |