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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
31.8196, -85.9691
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the south of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Williams & Andrew Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Hillard & Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston 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 Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Troy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McClure Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Mossy Grove Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Youngblood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Meeksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Pronto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Ansley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wingard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brundidge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Buckhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Saco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Tarentum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Vidette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Wilkinstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Petrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
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. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Pike 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 #124166 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124166 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8196008 Lon: -85.9691178
- 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 Pike, 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- Oakwood 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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