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 #313642).
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 Oaklawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Cemetery:
28.0086, -81.7338
The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oaklawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oaklawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Inman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wahneta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Auburndale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auburndale Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lake Lowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Malloy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eloise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winter Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Wahneta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jan-Phyl Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gordonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Alfred
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Auburndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Connersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kossuthville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fussels Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
- Highland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cox Corner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alturas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Hammock Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyle Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bartow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haines City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Eaton Park
(10 miles [16.1 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 Oaklawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburndale
- Bartow
- Haines City
- Highland City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #313642
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- Oaklawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |