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:
43.3986, -94.8522
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 Emmet County<2>.
The county seat for Emmet County is located in Estherville. Estherville lies just to the east 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 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Estherville Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Prosser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prosser Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
- Superior Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Superior Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Twp. Cemetery
- Union State Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Terril.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <5>
- Petersburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- Swan Lake Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- High Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake Cemetery
- Swan lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Swan lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan lake Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Lake Belt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Belt Cemetery is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Belt Cemetery
- Lake Fremont Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Lake Fremont Cemetery is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fremont Cemetery
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 Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Estherville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Superior
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Gruver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Terril
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Dunnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Graettinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dolliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Spirit Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arnolds Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hoprig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Ceylon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Okoboji
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Okoboji
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Wahpeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Langdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Ruthven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ringsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Sherburn
(18 miles [29 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Ceylon
- Dunnell
- Estherville
- Graettinger
- Jackson
- Milford
- Ringsted
- Ruthven
- Sherburn
- Spirit Lake
- Terril
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 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 Emmet 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 #459720 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459720 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: Emmet
- Est. Elev: 420 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Estherville
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3985702 Lon: -94.8522091
- 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 Emmet, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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