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A visit to the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens ...

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 Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens (FG ID #55477)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Memorial Gardens ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens

Lat:   35.2559°   (35° 15' 21")

Lon:   -91.7312°   (-91° 43' 52")

The cemetery is located in White County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Searcy.

The county seat for White County is located in Searcy. Searcy lies just to the south southwest of the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens .

Name Variations for Oaklawn Memorial Gardens ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oaklawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:

  • Oaklawn Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Gum Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in White County
  • Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Gardens is located in White County
  • Searcy Faith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in White County
  • Lessenbery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessenbery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessenbery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lessenbery Cemetery is located in White County
  • Crow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in White County
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in White County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in White County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in White County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in White County
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in White County
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
    • Howell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howell Cemetery is located in White County
    • Weir Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weir Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weir Cemetery is located in White County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in White County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in White County
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolden Cemetery is located in White County
    • Prince Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in White County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Searcy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
    • Searcy is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <6>
  • Kensett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Higginson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
    • Higginson is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Judsonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judsonia
    • Judsonia is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judsonia <6>
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Garner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Center Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Walker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bald Knob
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Letona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
    • Letona is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Clay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in White County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clay
    • From the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens to Clay
  • Griffithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffithville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
    • Griffithville is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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 Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in White County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bald Knob
  • Beebe
    • Beebe lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beebe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Judsonia
  • Kensett
    • Kensett lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kensett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
  • McRae
    • McRae lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Pangburn
  • Searcy
    • Searcy lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Searcy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oaklawn Memorial Gardens:

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 Memorial Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #52968  (Oaklawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #52968 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Judsonia
    • County: White         Elev: 65
    • Location given for GNIS #52968 (Oaklawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #55477

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 White, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2559, Longitude: -91.7312    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.