A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
40.3395, -91.4343
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Buena Vista Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wythe Congregational Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oiler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oiler Family Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oiler Family Cemetery
- Turner Plot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Turner Plot Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Plot Cemetery
- Little Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mound Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon MB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains Cemetery
- Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keokuk National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk (IA).
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <5>
- The Yellow Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Oak Valley Missionary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Frazee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Frazee Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee Cemetery
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warsaw
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Wayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Elvaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Francisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Saint Patrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Galland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Basco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vincennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Meyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meyer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nauvoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clark City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Marcelline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Bentley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ferris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dumas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Revere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kahoka
(16 miles [25.7 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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Canton
- Carthage
- Hamilton
- Kahoka
- Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Wayland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414887 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414887 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warsaw
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3394889 Lon: -91.4343199
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Hancock, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland 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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