A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #95676).
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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
41.0332, -94.7943
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Corning. Corning lies just to the southeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Quincy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Brooks Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brooks Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Queen City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Queen City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Queen City Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Etna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larson Burial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nodaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Icarian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Homan Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan Cemetery
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Etna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Mt. Etna Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Etna Cemetery
- Methodist Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Mount Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Strand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Nodaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Iveyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sciola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Villisca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Guss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Corning
- Grant
- Massena
- Nodaway
- Prescott
- Stanton
- Villisca
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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Oakland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95676
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459754 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459754 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carbon
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0330424 Lon: -94.7946985
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Adams, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |