A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
39.7778, -95.2560
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Doniphan County<2>.
The county seat for Doniphan County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the east of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bitner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bitner Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Vickery Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Wolf River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Cemetery
- Wolf River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fanning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
- Upper Wolf Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Robertson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93508 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Kimberlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kimberlin Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberlin Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Creek Church Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek Church Cemetery
- The Jordan Creek Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jordan Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212558 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Severance
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Denton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Bendena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Moray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Sparks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Purcell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Brenner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Robinson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Iowa Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Everest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Forbes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Willis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Doniphan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- White Cloud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Doniphan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bendena
- Brenner
- Denton
- Doniphan
- Everest
- Forest City
- Hiawatha
- Leona
- Oregon
- Palermo
- Robinson
- Severance
- Troy
- Willis
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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Doniphan 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #473007 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473007 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: Doniphan
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highland
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7780543 Lon: -95.2560864
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Doniphan, 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- Oak Hill 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. |