A visit to the Oak Point 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 Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Point Cemetery:
40.7278, -92.1416
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Point Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Oak Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oak Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Groves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pansy Hill Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Ten Sych Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ten Sych Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Sych Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stookesberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stookesberry Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hissem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hissem Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissem Cemetery
- Matthias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Matthias Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthias Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Arney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arney Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Roush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roush Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Cantril
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Douds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Chequest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Keosauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Steuben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Eldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Kilwinning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Bonaparte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Oak Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Keosauqua
- Memphis
- Milton
- Selma
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459731 (Oak Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459731 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Oak Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.727803 Lon: -92.1415677
- 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 Van Buren, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Point 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. |