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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:

36.4469, -119.7632

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 Fresno County<2>.

The county seat for Fresno County is located in Fresno. Fresno lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kings River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lemoore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Lemoore Cemetery is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemoore Cemetery is located in Lemoore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8108 <5>
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhoads Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Rhoads Cemetery is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoads Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoads Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lemoore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141682 <5>
  • Grangeville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Grangeville Cemetery is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grangeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Armona.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #247363 <5>
  • Potters Field
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Potters Field is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potters Field is located in Hanford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2455553 <5>
  • Sam Yup Chinese Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hanford Cemetery is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hanford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8012 <5>
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • West Selma Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Selma Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Selma Cemetery
    • The West Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8436 <5>
  • North Selma Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Colony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Washington Colony Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Colony Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Colony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Fresno.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8430 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Raisin City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Home Garden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7872 <5>
    • Kingsburg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Kingsburg Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingsburg Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Kingsburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8094 <5>
    • Floral Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Floral Memorial Park is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Memorial Park
      • The Floral Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Floral Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7971 <5>
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Lemoore.
      • The Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tachi Indian Cemetery
      • Tachi Yokut Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152019 <5>
    • Mendocino Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mendocino Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendocino Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Del Rey Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Del Rey Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Del Rey.
      • The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Prairie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997625 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Hardwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardwick is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
  • Hub
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hub is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
  • Laton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Conejo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Conejo is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
  • Caruthers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Armona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hanford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lanare is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanare
  • Lemoore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bowles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowles is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
  • Home Garden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Home Garden is located in Kings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kingsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Selma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Selma is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <6>
    • Burrel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fowler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Raisin City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Easton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Traver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Parlier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malaga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Malaga is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
    • Vanguard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vanguard is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanguard
    • Stratford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • London
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • London is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • Del Rey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Del Rey is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey

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 Fresno County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Armona
    • Armona lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Armona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armona
  • Del Rey
  • Fowler
    • Fowler lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fowler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Hanford
  • Kingsburg
  • Laton
    • Laton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Lemoore
  • Parlier
  • Riverdale
  • Selma
    • Selma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Oak Knoll Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Traver

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Oak Knoll Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Fresno 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 #246738  (Oak Knoll Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #246738 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Riverdale
      • County: Fresno
      • Elev: 73 (in feet)
      • Location given for Oak Knoll Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.4468944     Lon: -119.7631911
      • 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 Fresno, 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.