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. 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:
43.2763, -93.6349
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Forest City. Forest City lies just 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Madison Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Valley Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- West Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
- Pilot Knob Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kingland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingland Cemetery
- South Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
- Holmes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Holmes Chapel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Chapel Cemetery
- West Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
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- Ellington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Linden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Twp. Cemetery
- Ellington Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Synod Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Center Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Synod Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Linden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Linden Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Cemetery
- Dan Lemme Farm Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Dan Lemme Farm Graves is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Lemme Farm Graves
- Crystal Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Crystal Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Twp. Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Forest City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Crystal Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fertile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lake Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Garner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hanlontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Ventura
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Scarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vinje
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Woden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Britt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Emmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Buffalo Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Klemme
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Clear Lake
- Forest City
- Garner
- Kiester
- Klemme
- Lake Mills
- Thompson
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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459768 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459768 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forest City
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2763447 Lon: -93.634937
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Winnebago, 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- 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> | 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. |