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A visit to the Oak Knoll 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 Oak Knoll Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Knoll Cemetery:

38.4263, -120.8310

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Amador County<2>.

The county seat for Amador County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the south southeast of the Oak Knoll Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Knoll Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Knoll Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stevens Cemetery
  • Drytown Public Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
  • New Protestant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protestant Cemetery
  • White Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The White Family Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Family Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Jackson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1853842 <5>
  • Fiddletown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fiddletown Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown Cemetery
    • The Fiddletown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fiddletown Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177535 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shenandoah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8367 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
    • Protestant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protestant Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Knoll Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Amador City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Drytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sutter Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Martell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiddletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ione
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
    • Former names for Ione:
    • Bedbug
    • Freeze Out
    • Hardscrabble
    • Ione City
    • Ione Valley
    • Jone City
    • Jone Valley
    • Rickeyville
    • Woosterville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <6>
  • Big Bar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • River Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • May ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • May is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Volcano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Aukum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Camanche Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Campo Seco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Glencoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fair Play
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Oak Knoll Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amador County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Knoll Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oak Knoll Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Amador 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 Oak Knoll Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #229862  (Oak Knoll Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #229862 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: Amador
      • Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Amador City
      • Location given for Oak Knoll Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4262996     Lon: -120.8310476
      • 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 California's counties, including Amador, 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- Oak Knoll 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.