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A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...


The location of the Oakwood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.0978°   (42° 5' 52")

Lon:   -91.8866°   (-91° 53' 11")

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies just to the northwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .

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 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Benton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Shellsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
    • Palo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
      • Palo is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo <4>
    • Atkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <4>
    • Newhall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
      • Newhall is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <4>
    • Covington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Linn County
    • Toddville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
      • Toddville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toddville <4>
    • Center Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
    • Vinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
    • Hiawatha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
      • Hiawatha is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <4>
    • Robins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
      • Robins is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Cedar Hills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
        • Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
      • Sunset Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
        • Sunset Village is located in Linn County
      • Van Horne
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
        • Van Horne is located in Benton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
      • Grand View Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
        • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
      • Spencers Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
        • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
      • Norway
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Norway is located in Benton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
      • Fairfax
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
        • Fairfax is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
      • Cedar Rapids
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Garrison
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Garrison is located in Benton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Alburnett
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Walker
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Watkins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
        • Watkins is located in Benton County
      • Walford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
        • Walford is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
      • Marion
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Auburn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
        • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people

    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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Strawn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strawn Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawn Cemetery
    • Parkers Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkers Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parkers Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkers Grove Cemetery
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Dickenson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • The Dickenson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Palo Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickenson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95720 <6>
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • McBroom Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBroom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBroom Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBroom Cemetery
    • Plum Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
    • East Eden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The East Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • The East Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94783 <6>
    • First Eden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Eden Cemetery
    • Fix Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fix Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fix Cemetery
    • Palo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palo Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palo Cemetery
    • Bellar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellar Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellar Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Kisling Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kisling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kisling Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kisling Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Primmer Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <6>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Vinton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94709 <6>
      • Raetz Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raetz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Raetz Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raetz Cemetery
      • Spring Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
      • Squires Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squires Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Squires Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squires Cemetery
      • Green's Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green's Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green's Grove Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green's Grove Cemetery
      • Pettit Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettit Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettit Hill Cemetery
      • St. Stephens Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Morrison Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Oliphant Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliphant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliphant Cemetery
      • Ashlock Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ashlock Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashlock Cemetery
      • Center Point Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
      • Urbana Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urbana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Urbana Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urbana Cemetery

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

    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 Oakwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #459786  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #459786 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: Center Point SW
      • County: Benton         Elev: 245
      • Location given for GNIS #459786 (Oakwood Cemetery)

    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 Benton, 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 Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0978, Longitude: -91.8866       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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