A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #95702).
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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
42.2943, -93.9181
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Webster City. Webster City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vegars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vegars Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegars Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Low Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Low Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- South Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ober & Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ober & Scott Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober & Scott Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Owen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Owen Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Owen Cemetery
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- Blanchard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Shafer - Gear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mineral Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawn Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stratford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stanhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lehigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Border Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kamrar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fraser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Duncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Palm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harcourt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lanyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zenorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boone
- Boxholm
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Jewell
- Lehigh
- Pilot Mound
- Randall
- Stanhope
- Stratford
- Webster City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95702
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459788 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459788 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stratford
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2941429 Lon: -93.9185605
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hamilton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |