A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Hill Cemetery (FG ID #2237986).
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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
41.5450, -94.9932
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Audubon County<2>.
The county seat for Audubon County is located in Audubon. Audubon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Elk Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elk Horn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn Cemetery
- Carlsen - Larsen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
- Adventist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Adventist Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventist Cemetery
- Lorah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lorah Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Exira Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Exira Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Atlantic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Danish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimballton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Hamlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Wiota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Audubon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Anita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Norway Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corley
(17 miles [27.4 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Audubon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anita
- Anita lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anita.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Atlantic
- Audubon
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Exira
- Exira lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exira.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
- Harlan
- Kimballton
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Marne
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Audubon 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2237986
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823256 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823256 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: Audubon
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Exira West
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5449886 Lon: -94.9933213
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Iowa's counties, including Audubon, 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- Oak Hill 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. |