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A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

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

30.6991, -81.9179

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

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Nassau County<2>.

The county seat for Nassau County is located in Fernandina Beach. Fernandina Beach lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the east of the Oakwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Braddock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Braddock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
  • Haddock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Haddock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
  • Mallets Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mallets Cemetery is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallets Cemetery
  • Bryant Road Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bryant Road Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Road Cemetery
    • The Bryant Road Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Traders Hill Cemetery
  • Traders Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Traders Hill Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Brickyard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brickyard Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Cemetery
  • Haddock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Haddock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Little Phoebe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Little Phoebe Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Phoebe Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Cornhouse Creek Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Callahan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979608 <5>
    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Callahan.
    • Clark Bluff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clark Bluff Cemetery is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Bluff Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Homeland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Homeland Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sardis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Folkston (GA).
      • The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sardis Church Cemetery
    • Owens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

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

  • Hilliard
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dyal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyal is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
  • Boulogne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Traders Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
  • Callahan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Folkston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Folkston is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folkston <6>
  • Homeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeland is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Saint George
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nassau Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
    • Kingsland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Yulee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nassau County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Nassau 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288025  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288025 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: Nassau
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hilliard
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6991235     Lon: -81.9178891
      • 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 Nassau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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.