A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
34.7137, -93.3927
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Garland County<2>.
The county seat for Garland County is located in Hot Springs. Hot Springs lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Daley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Daley Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daley Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Avant Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avant Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Avant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52890 <5>
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Breashears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Breashears Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breashears Cemetery
- Keener Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Keener Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Family Cemetery
- The Keener Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54611 <5>
- Aly Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Aly Community Church Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly Community Church Cemetery
- The Aly Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aly Cemetery
- Aly Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #326552 <5>
- Little Fir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Fir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fir Cemetery
- Buckville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckville Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chula Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Washita Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The East Washita Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washita Cemetery
- Hames #2 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hames Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ballew Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Washita Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The West Washita Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washita Cemetery
- Big Fir Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Fir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fir Cemetery
- Little Fir Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Fir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fir Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fannie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Avant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Story
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Washita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Fir ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Chula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Joplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Mountain Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Briggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Mount Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Meyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Blue Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Jessieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mazarn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pencil Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pearcy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gravelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Little Texas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aly
- Aly lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Jessieville
- Mount Ida
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Garland 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #72917 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #72917 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: Garland
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fannie
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7137052 Lon: -93.3926893
- 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 Garland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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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