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A visit to the Oasis 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 Oasis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oasis Cemetery (FG ID #95708)

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 Oasis Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.7005°   (41° 42' 1")

Lon:   -91.3861°   (-91° 23' 9")

The Oasis Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the west southwest of the Oasis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oasis Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Oasis Cemetery.

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

  • Oasis
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Morse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morse
    • From the Oasis Cemetery to Morse
  • Midway ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Midway
    • From the Oasis Cemetery to Midway
  • Centerdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Downey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Cedar County
  • Springdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iowa City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Buchanan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • University Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Solon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <6>
    • West Liberty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <6>
    • Coralville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
      • Coralville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <6>
    • Rochester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
    • Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <6>
    • North Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
      • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <6>
    • Lone Tree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <6>
    • Atalissa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tipton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <6>
    • Tiffin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Oasis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oasis Cemetery:

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 Oasis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #459792  (Oasis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #459792 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: Iowa City East
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 250
    • Location given for GNIS #459792 (Oasis Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #95708

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Johnson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oasis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7005, Longitude: -91.3861    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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