A visit to the Oakhill 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 Oakhill Cemetery ...
The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Linn County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alice Cemetery
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- Blodgett Cemetery
- The Blodgett Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Cemetery
- Boulder Cemetery
- The Boulder Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- Coggon Cemetery
- The Coggon Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon Cemetery
- Gillilan Cemetery
- The Gillilan Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillilan Cemetery
- Harts Cemetery
- The Harts Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Cemetery
- Hazel Knoll Cemetery
- The Hazel Knoll Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Knoll Cemetery
- Jordan's Grove Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lafayette Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Alburnett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1310971 <2>
- Mills Cemetery
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Mt. Clark Cemetery
- The Mt. Clark Cemetery is located in Linn County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nugents Grove Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Linn County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
- Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Linn County
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- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Central City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96146 <2>
- Spring Grove Cemetery
- West Prairie Cemetery
- Whittier Cemetery
- The Whittier Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier 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 Oakhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alburnett
- Anamosa
- Argand
- Argand is located in Jones County
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- Center Point
- Central City
- Coggon
- Ehler
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
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- Fairview
- Fairview is located in Jones County
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- Golden
- Golden is located in Delaware County
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- Hiawatha
- Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
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- Louisa
- Louisa is located in Linn County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marion
- Monti
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
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- Paris ‑ Historic
- Paris is located in Linn County
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- Prairieburg
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Robins
- Robins is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Robinson
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
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- Ryan
- Springville
- Squaw Creek Village
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
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- Stone City
- Stone City is located in Jones County
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- Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
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- Toddville
- Troy Mills
- Viola
- Viola is located in Linn County
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- Walker
- Walker is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 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 Oakhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Anamosa
- Center Point
- Central City
- Coggon
- Marion
- Springville
- Walker
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oakhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 Oakhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459747 (Oakhill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459747 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Central City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakhill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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