A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...
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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 41.6709° (41° 40' 15")
Lon: -91.5200° (-91° 31' 11")
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the southwest of the Oakland Cemetery .
Establishment of the Oakland Cemetery ...
The Oakland Cemetery was established in 1843.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morman Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morman Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morman Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morman Burying Ground is located in Johnson County
- North Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newport Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Molback Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oasis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerhays Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerhays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Mentzer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friends Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- West Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cedar County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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.
- Iowa City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Coralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
- Coralville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <7>
- Midway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Johnson County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Midway
From the Oakland Cemetery to Midway
- Morse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse is located in Johnson County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Morse
From the Oakland Cemetery to Morse
- Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <7>
- Oasis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Liberty is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <7>
- Tiffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Downey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- West Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Solon is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <7>
- Centerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <7>
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shueyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shueyville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 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 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 start 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 Johnson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #459756 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #459756 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Iowa City West
- County: Johnson Elev: 234
- Location given for GNIS #459756 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95677
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6709, Longitude: -91.5200 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |