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 #95689).
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:
41.8126, -91.5095
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Facklers Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivanhoe Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Cemetery
- Rogers Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Truhlar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Truhlar Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhlar Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sulek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buresh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Buresh Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buresh Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shueyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Moore - Skillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon 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:
- Solon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Western
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shueyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coralville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oasis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bertram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Tiffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincolnway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- University Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- West Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Rapids
- Coralville
- Iowa City
- Lisbon
- Mechanicsville
- Mount Vernon
- Solon
- West Branch
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 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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: #95689
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459757 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459757 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ely
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8125116 Lon: -91.5096164
- 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 Johnson, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |