A visit to the Oak Street 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 Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Street Cemetery:
41.5265, -72.0754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Street Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Street Cemetery is located in New London County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Oak Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Uptown Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Norwichtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Norwichtown Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norwichtown Cemetery
- The Old Norwichtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colonial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640509 <5>
- Yantic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Yantic Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yantic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Norwich.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103847 <5>
- Hamilton Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hamilton Ave. Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Ave. Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Monhegan Tribal Memorial
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Shantok Indian Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brewster Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brewster Neck Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Neck Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Long Society Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Long Society Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Society Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Paul Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
- Poquetanuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poquetanuck Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Smallpox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smallpox Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallpox Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Fobes - Amos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fobes - Amos Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobes - Amos Cemetery
- Ames Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ames Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norwich is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
- Norwichtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norwichtown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Hallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
- Taftville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Occum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Occum is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,463 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Allyn Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bozrah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxoboxo River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oxoboxo River is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxoboxo River
- Uncasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gales Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ledyard is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Baltic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Street Cemetery. The following communities are located in New London County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baltic
- Norwich
- Uncasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to New London 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 Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1931326 (Oak Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1931326 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: New London
- Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norwich
- Location given for Oak Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5264871 Lon: -72.0753548
- 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 Connecticut's counties, including New London, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Street 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. |