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:
40.1492, -87.0167
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Old Turkey Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Killen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Killen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Killen Cemetery
- Meharry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Meharry Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Breaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Breaks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaks Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Grove Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Grove Cemetery
- Quirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Quirk Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quirk Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodson Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Harshbarger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Harshbarger Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshbarger Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yountsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Yountsville Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86194 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover 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 Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waynetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mellott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Yountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Odell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Veedersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Smartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Gladens Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Stone Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- North Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Westpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordsville
- Darlington
- Linden
- Mellott
- New Richmond
- Veedersburg
- Waynetown
- Wingate
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 #440464 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440464 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wingate
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.149207 Lon: -87.0166746
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Montgomery, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |