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 #95687).
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:
42.4289, -94.9915
The Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sac City.
The cemetery is located in Sac County<2>.
The county seat for Sac County is located in Sac City. Sac City lies just to the south 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 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nemaha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Early Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Early Union Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Union Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Protestant Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- First M E Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Salem Reform Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Lake Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Grant City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Sac City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lytton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Nemaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Early
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yetter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Wall Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Juniata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fonda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jolley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Odebolt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Schaller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Breda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Storm Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Casino Beach
(18 miles [29 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 Sac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breda
- Early
- Early lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fonda
- Lake City
- Lake View
- Lytton
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Odebolt
- Pomeroy
- Rockwell City
- Sac City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Storm Lake
- Wall Lake
- Yetter
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 either 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 Sac 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: #95687
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459761 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459761 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: Sac
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sac City East
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4272032 Lon: -94.9913776
- 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 Sac, 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 things 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. |