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A visit to the Black Oak 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 Black Oak Cemetery ...

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

30.5110, -86.2847

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

The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Walton County<2>.

The county seat for Walton County is located in De Funiak Springs. De Funiak Springs lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Black Oak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Oak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Black Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Hewas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hewas Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewas Cemetery
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
  • New Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Home Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
  • Rocky Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Rocky Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery
  • Early Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Early Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Early Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Niceville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71921 <5>
  • Santa Rosa Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Santa Rosa Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Cemetery
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Valparaiso.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1058288 <5>
  • Sweeney Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • DeFuniak Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #671623 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Crowder Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
    • Old Dorcas Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Old Dorcas Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dorcas Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Beal Memorial Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Beal Memorial Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Memorial Cemetery
      • The Beal Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71767 <5>
    • Dead River Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Dead River Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River Cemetery
    • Redbay Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Redbay Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ray Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery

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 Black Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • The Village of Baytowne Wharf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Santa Rosa Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sandestin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Four Mile Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
  • Miramar Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Niceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Mountain Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Valparaiso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Destin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Destin is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Destin <6>
  • Grayton Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Point Washington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eglin Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
    • Seaside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mossy Head
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Lorraine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lorraine is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
    • De Funiak Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shalimar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Black Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Oak 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 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 Black Oak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Walton 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 Black Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #278919  (Black Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #278919 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: Walton
      • Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Niceville SE
      • Location given for Black Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5110296     Lon: -86.2846667
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Walton, 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- Black Oak 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.