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:
35.1565, -92.2796
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 Faulkner County<2>.
The county seat for Faulkner County is located in Conway. Conway lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Acklin Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Acklin Graveyard is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acklin Graveyard
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Cadron Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cadron Valley Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadron Valley Cemetery
- Needs Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Needs Creek Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needs Creek Cemetery
- Marcus Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Marcus Hill Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Hill Cemetery
- McGinty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McGinty Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinty Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Beryl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beryl Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Vilonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vilonia Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vilonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vilonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56649 <5>
- Estep Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Frauenthal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Frauenthal Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frauenthal Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Heffington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Heffington Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heffington Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Enola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Vilonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Wooster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Guy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Enders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Twin Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Menifee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Toad Suck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Gravesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Mayflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Bud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Faulkner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Faulkner 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 #62870 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #62870 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: Faulkner
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holland
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1564735 Lon: -92.2795964
- 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 Faulkner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |