A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
42.6555, -92.4571
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bremer County<2>.
The county seat for Bremer County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the north 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot Mound Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound Cemetery
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Harlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harlington Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlington Cemetery
- Waverly Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finchford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Finchford Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford Cemetery
- Gerholdt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerholdt Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerholdt Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- East Janesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
- The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Janesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Finchford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Shell Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bremer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- New Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knittel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Readlyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Fredsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Horton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evansdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tripoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dewar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
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 Bremer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Clarksville
- Denver
- Dike
- Dike lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Plainfield
- Shell Rock
- Waterloo
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Bremer 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459765 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459765 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: Bremer
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6555378 Lon: -92.45713
- 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 Bremer, 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 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> | 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. |