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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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery

Lat:   42.4316°   (42° 25' 53")

Lon:   -94.9928°   (-94° 59' 34")

The Oakland 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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • The Cedar Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129912 <5>
  • Nemaha Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Early Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Early Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Early Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Early Union Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Protestant Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Union Cemetery
    • The Protestant Union Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Protestant Union Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Early.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95901 <5>
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • First M E Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First M E Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First M E Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First M E Church Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Clinton Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Center Cemetery
      • The Clinton Center Cemetery is located in Sac County
      • The Clinton Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clinton Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197372 <5>
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Salem Reform Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Reform Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Reform Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Wall Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Lake Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Newell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Newell Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newell Catholic Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Richland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Grant Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Grant City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
    • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Nemaha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
    • Nemaha is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Early
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Yetter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
    • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Wall Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
    • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
  • Grant City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Grant City is located in Sac County
  • Newell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <6>
  • Fonda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <6>
  • Juniata
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
    • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
    • Sherwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Jolley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Odebolt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Sac County
    • Varina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Schaller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Breda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Breda is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
    • Lake City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Casino Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:

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 #459762  (Oakland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #459762 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: Sac City East
    • County: Sac         Elev: 375
    • Location given for GNIS #459762 (Oakland Cemetery)

The official website for Sac County: www.saccounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 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 'straight-line' 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: 42.4316, Longitude: -94.9928       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<7>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.




 

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