A visit to the Oakdale 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 Oakdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakdale Cemetery:
42.6739, -91.9166
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oakdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oakdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Otsego Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Otsego Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Cemetery
- The Otsego Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Otsego Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95742 <5>
- Oran Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oran Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran Twp. Cemetery
- Oran Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oran Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran Twp. Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kint Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kint Cemetery
- Fontana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fontana Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Cemetery
- Hazleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hazleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- North Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amish Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairbank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fairbank Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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 Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oelwein
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Fairbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Maynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Randalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dunkerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Lamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jesup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Donnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Readlyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Klinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Winthrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Wadena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Dewar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Hawkeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 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 Oakdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Fairbank
- Fayette
- Hawkeye
- Independence
- Lamont
- Maynard
- Oelwein
- Stanley
- Sumner
- Westgate
- Winthrop
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 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1945192 (Oakdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1945192 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oelwein
- Location given for Oakdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6738727 Lon: -91.9165594
- 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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakdale 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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