A visit to the Oconee 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 Oconee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oconee Cemetery:
33.6154, -85.7952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oconee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oconee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies just to the north northwest of the Oconee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oconee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oconee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oconee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oxford Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23411 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23447 <5>
- Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Oxford.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1786988 <5>
- Edgemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Edgemont Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Cemetery
- Westview Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Eden Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Choccolocco
- Prisoner of War Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lloyds Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- The Coldwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262899 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Davistown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown Cemetery
- Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oconee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oconee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- De Armanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Anniston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Hobson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Blue Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Cobb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Abel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Saks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Choccolocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Eulaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Bera ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Weaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Bynum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Grant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Peaceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
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 Oconee Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oconee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anniston
- Fort McClellan - Historic
- Oxanna
- Oxford
- Weaver
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 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 Oconee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Oconee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162208 (Oconee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162208 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford
- Location given for Oconee Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6153829 Lon: -85.7952415
- 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 Calhoun, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oconee 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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