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A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #2398560)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oakland Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery

Lat:   28.1315°   (28° 7' 53")

Lon:   -81.6208°   (-81° 37' 14")

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oakland Cemetery .

Name Variations for Oakland Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:

  • New Oakland Cemetery
  • Haines City Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakland Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lake Hammock Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hammock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hammock Village
      • Lake Hammock Village is located in Polk County
    • Haines City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Davenport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Alfred
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Poinciana Place
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poinciana Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
    • Loughman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Poinciana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • ChampionsGate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
    • Inwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Cypress Gardens
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Reunion
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Auburndale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eloise
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Intercession City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Polk City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jan-Phyl Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
        • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
      • Eagle Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahneta
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
        • Wahneta is located in Polk County
      • Campbell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Four Corners
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Kossuthville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
        • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
      • Celebration
        (14 miles [22.5 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 Oakland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71985 <1>
    • Ret Row Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ret Row Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Ret Row Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jamestown Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ret Row Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72512 <1>
    • Lake Lowery Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Davenport.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Davenport Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71888 <1>
    • Rolling Hills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Alfred Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72354 <1>
    • Lakeside Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Inman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Loughman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Oaklawn Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Auburndale Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Auburndale Memorial Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Auburndale Memorial Park is located in Polk County
        • The Auburndale Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Auburndale Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburndale Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71742 <1>
      • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahneta Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Wahneta Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Wahneta Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shady Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahneta Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339742 <1>
      • Collins Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Glover Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Thornhill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72037 <1>
      • Church of Christ Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle Lake.
        • The Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Eagle Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Christ Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71920 <1>

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

    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 Oakland Cemetery:

    The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1315, Longitude: -81.6208    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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