A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hardin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Clay Center Cemetery
- The Clay Center Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center Cemetery
- Cottage Cemetery
- The Cottage Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- Egbers Family Cemetery
- Eldora Cemetery
- The Eldora Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora Cemetery
- Eldora Training School Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- Hardin City Cemetery
- The Hardin City Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin City Cemetery
- Hardin County Home Cemetery
- Hazel Green Cemetery
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- Jackson Heights Cemetery
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- Jones Park Cemetery
- The Jones Park Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- Kidwiler Cemetery
- The Kidwiler Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidwiler Cemetery
- Leverton Family Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- North Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Rough Woods Cemetery
- The Rough Woods Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- St. Marks Cemetery
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228765 <2>
- Steamboat Rock Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abbott
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
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- Ackley
- Alden
- Austinville
- Austinville is located in Butler County
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- Bradford
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
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- Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cleves
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
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- Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
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- Eldora
- Faulkner
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
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- Geneva
- Gifford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hubbard
- Iowa Falls
- New Providence
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Oakland
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
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- Owasa
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Popejoy
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Radcliffe
- Reeve
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
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- Robertson
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
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- Sherman
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
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- Steamboat Rock
- Union
- Union is located in Hardin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Wellsburg
- Whitten
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 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 Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Alden
- Eldora
- Hubbard
- Radcliffe
- Wellsburg
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 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459789 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459789 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owasa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Oakwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |