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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:

42.0892, -93.3552

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 Story County<2>.

The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies just to the southwest 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 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Murphy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
  • McCallsburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The McCallsburg Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg Cemetery
  • Colo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colo Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo Cemetery
  • Sparrow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Zearing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zearing Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing Cemetery
    • The Zearing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1488886 <5>
  • Knoll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knoll Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nevada Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
  • Pleasant Run Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Run Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sacred Hearts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Hearts Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Hearts Cemetery
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
    • Roland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Roland Cemetery is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Clemons Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Clemons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
    • Illinois Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stavanger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Sheffield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
    • Brouhard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Brouhard Cemetery is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brouhard Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside 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:

  • Fernald
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fernald is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
  • McCallsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • McCallsburg is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Colo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zearing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Anthony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Roland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roland is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Garden City is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Clemons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clemons is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Shipley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shipley is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
  • Iowa Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Iowa Center is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
  • State Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Maxwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Collins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Collins is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Story City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ames is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <6>
    • Rhodes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Malta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Malta is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Bangor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bangor is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Gilbert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubbard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Radcliffe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Melbourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • LaMoille
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • LaMoille is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
    • New Providence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Providence is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Randall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Randall is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people

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 Story County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill 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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Story 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 #459710  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459710 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: Story
      • Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Colo
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0891534     Lon: -93.3552082
      • 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 Story, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.