A visit to the Oaklawn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oaklawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oaklawn Cemetery (FG ID #55476).
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 Oaklawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Cemetery:
34.8953, -91.1977
The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Clarendon. Clarendon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oaklawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oaklawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Finell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Finell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finell Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Munn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Waldrop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waldrop Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrop Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Henard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard Cemetery
- Choctaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Trice Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Trice Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trice Cemetery
- Upper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Upper Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brinkley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Wheatley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Plant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goodwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brasfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Biscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Moro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Howell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Clarendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Valls Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Des Arc
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Oaklawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brinkley
- Clarendon
- Cotton Plant
- Des Arc
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 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #55476
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #52967 (Oaklawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52967 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brinkley
- Location given for Oaklawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8948162 Lon: -91.1979023
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Monroe, 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- Oaklawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |