A visit to the Oakland Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Valley Cemetery:
42.5816, -93.4449
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oakland Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oakland Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otis Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Grove Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <5>
- Alden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Morgan Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Dows.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208750 <5>
- Buckeye Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladvig's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96682 <5>
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Galt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <5>
- Blairsburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter 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 Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Alden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Reeve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Coulter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Galt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Owasa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Robertson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarion
(17 miles [27.4 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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Clarion
- Dows
- Dows lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Oakland Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Hampton
- Radcliffe
- Williams
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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459772 (Oakland Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459772 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Popejoy
- Location given for Oakland Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.581644 Lon: -93.4449286
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Oakland Valley 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. |