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 #95677)
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 ...
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
Establishment of the Oakland Cemetery ...
The Oakland Cemetery was established in 1843.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
- Alt Cemetery
- Earhart Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Mentzer Cemetery
- Molback Farm Cemetery
- Morman Burying Ground
- The Morman Burying Ground is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Burying Ground
- Morse Cemetery
- Newport Twp. Cemetery
- North Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oasis Cemetery
- Old Friends Cemetery
- The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
- Ridgewood Cemetery
- St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery
- Sandtown Cemetery
- Summerhays Cemetery
- The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhays Cemetery
- Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
- Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
- Welsh Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch 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 alphabetically:
- Cedar Bluff
- Centerdale
- Coralville
- Cosgrove
- Cou Falls
- Downey
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Elmira
- Frytown
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Lone Tree
- Midway ‑ Historic
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morse
- North Liberty
- Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oasis
- River Junction
- Riverside
- Shueyville
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Solon
- Springdale
- Tiffin
- University Heights
- 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
- Williamstown
- Windham
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.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Lone Tree
- Riverside
- Solon
- West Branch
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 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: #95677
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459756 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459756 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: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iowa City West
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 '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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |