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A visit to the Oak Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...

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

27.3989, -81.6162

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

The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Hardee County<2>.

The county seat for Hardee County is located in Wauchula. Wauchula lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Oak Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Oak Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Whitten Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Whitten Cemetery is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Cemetery
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
  • Lakeview Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lakeview Memorial Gardens is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Memorial Gardens is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Avon Park.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
  • Coker Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Coker Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Pinecrest Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
  • Wauchula Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wauchula Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauchula Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wauchula Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Wauchula.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72732 <5>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Bougainvillea Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bougainvillea Cemetery is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougainvillea Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bougainvillea Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Avon Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71796 <5>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corinth Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Avon Park.
    • The Corinth Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bereah Cemetery
    • Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242863 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Joshua Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Joshua Creek Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Creek Cemetery
    • Lamp Grounds Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lamp Grounds Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamp Grounds Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Frostproof.
      • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71928 <5>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Avon Park.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246366 <5>
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Hardee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Silver Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Frostproof.
      • The Silver Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72619 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Oak Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Crewsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
  • Sebring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Zolfo Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvinia ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
  • De Soto City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • Avon Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wauchula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Placid Lakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Lake Placid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvan Shores
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Alpine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpine is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Pittsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Arcadia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bowling Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Archbold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Archbold is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
    • Lorida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Nocatee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Hardee 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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #287928  (Oak Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #287928 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: Hardee
      • Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Crewsville
      • Location given for Oak Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.3989303     Lon: -81.6161891
      • 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 Hardee, 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 Creek 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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