A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
41.9053, -94.7203
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carroll. Carroll lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Old Carrollton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCurdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCurdy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurdy Cemetery
- Coon Rapids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Dedham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dedham Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Tuttles Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95737 <5>
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viola Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Viola Center Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- The West Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glidden Cemetery
- Merle Hay Cemetery
- Merle Haye Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96638 <5>
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Melville Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Van Ocker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Ocker Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Ocker Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Coon Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bayard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glidden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Scranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll Community Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Halbur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Lidderdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Bagley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Audubon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Manning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
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 Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Carroll
- Glidden
- Guthrie Center
- Jefferson
- Manning
- Scranton
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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459708 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459708 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coon Rapids North
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9052638 Lon: -94.7202582
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Carroll, 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 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> | 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. |
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