A visit to the Oak 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 Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Cemetery:
35.3695, -94.4019
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Cemetery is located in Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak 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 Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Smith National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Smith.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56717 <5>
- Forest Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newlon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newlon Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlon Cemetery
- Leard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Leard Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leard Cemetery
- The Leard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98802 <5>
- Crow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Paw Paw Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Cemetery
- Steep Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Steep Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Barling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barling Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mc Allister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mc Allister Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Allister Cemetery
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lawn Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Mc Coy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mc Coy Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Coy Cemetery
- Gill Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gill Crawford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Crawford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gill Crawford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Van Buren.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1177676 <5>
- Gills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Cemetery
- Peevyhouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Peevyhouse Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peevyhouse Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arkoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moffett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Pocola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jenny Lind
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Remy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Fort Coffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Kibler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Muldrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hackett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skullyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Rock Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Lavaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rudy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
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 Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Fort Smith
- Greenwood
- Hackett
- Lavaca
- Muldrow
- Roland
- Van Buren
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 Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sebastian 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 Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #52871 (Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52871 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: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Fort Smith
- Location given for Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3695357 Lon: -94.4018811
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Sebastian, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak 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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