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A visit to the Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oaklawn Cemetery (FG ID #72380)

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 Oaklawn Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   27.9548°   (27° 57' 17")

Lon:   -82.4574°   (-82° 27' 26")

The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County<2>.

The county seat for Hillsborough County is located in Tampa. Tampa lies just to the north northeast of the Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oaklawn Cemetery.

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

  • Tampa
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Park City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Courier City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courier City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
    • Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Ybor City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Bungalow City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bungalow City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungalow City
    • Bungalow City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Gray Gables
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Montana City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
    • Montana City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Martin Luther King Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Luther King Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther King Village
    • Martin Luther King Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Citrus Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Richardsons Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardsons Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsons Village
    • Richardsons Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Tampa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Palm River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
      • Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
    • Maudot Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maudot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudot Village
      • Maudot Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Shadowlawn Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Village
      • Shadowlawn Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Catherine City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
      • Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Culbreath Isles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Culbreath Bayou
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Barr City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barr City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr City
      • Barr City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Palm River Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm River Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Estates
      • Palm River Estates is located in Hillsborough County
    • Palm River Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Village
      • Palm River Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Silva City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silva City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva City
      • Silva City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Evelyn City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
      • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Drew Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Oaklawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hillsborough County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:

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 Oaklawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #288017  (Oaklawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #288017 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tampa
    • County: Hillsborough         Elev: 6
    • Location given for GNIS #288017 (Oaklawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72380

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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 Hillsborough, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oaklawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9548, Longitude: -82.4574    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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