A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
33.8207, -92.4027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Fordyce. Fordyce lies just to the west of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stroud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Springs Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Kingsland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingsland Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland Cemetery
- Gum Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gum Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Broach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Broach Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broach Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clemons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Smith Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Morgan Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Morgan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Morgan Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of New Edinburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969255 <5>
- Kingsland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingsland Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland Cemetery
- Seymore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Seymore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fordyce
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Ivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Kingsland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- New Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Bearden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tinsman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Bunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Orlando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Staves
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bearden
- Fordyce
- Hampton
- Kingsland
- Rison
- Toledo
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 professional and volunteer 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #52953 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52953 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fordyce
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8206604 Lon: -92.4026521
- 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 Dallas, 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- Oakland 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. |