A visit to the Oaks 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 Oaks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaks Cemetery:
40.6795, -92.1693
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oaks Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oaks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oaks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stookesberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stookesberry Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pansy Hill Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Oak Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Point Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Brown Cottage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cottage Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cottage Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Arney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arney Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Pulaski Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pulaski Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cantril Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95388 <5>
- Knights of Pythias Lodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- K. P. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The K. P. Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K. P. Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Round Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
- Billups Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Cemetery
- North Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The North Bethel Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bethel Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Ten Sych Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ten Sych Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Sych Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves 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 Oaks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cantril
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stiles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Chequest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Keosauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Douds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Kilwinning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Floris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Arbela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Acasto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Drakesville
(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 Oaks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield
- Cantril
- Downing
- Eldon
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Memphis
- Milton
- Selma
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 helpful 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 Oaks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Oaks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981020 (Oaks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981020 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Oaks Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6794709 Lon: -92.1693467
- 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 Van Buren, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oaks 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. |
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