A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
32.2582, -83.8363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dooly County<2>.
The county seat for Dooly County is located in Vienna. Vienna lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Snow Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snow Springs Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Springs Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Byromville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274747 <5>
- Forehand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Shade Arnold Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Pinehurst City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Walnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrooks Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Swearinger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Swearinger Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearinger Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Davis Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dooling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Byromville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oglethorpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lamb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
- Cordele
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miami Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Fort Valley
(20 miles [32.2 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dooly County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cordele
- Hawkinsville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Perry
- Perry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oakland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Unadilla
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dooly 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #319860 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #319860 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: Dooly
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henderson
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.258216 Lon: -83.8362903
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Dooly, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland 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. |