A visit to the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens ...
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 Lawn Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens:
38.8753, -94.7586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Olathe. Olathe lies just to the west of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Cemetery
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Strang Mausoleum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Strang Mausoleum is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Mausoleum
- Lenexa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lenexa Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Columbia Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbia Cemetery
- Aubry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Aubry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubry Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
- The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169626 <5>
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Olathe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Overland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenexa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <6>
- New Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Stilwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Loch Lloyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Martin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Leawood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucyrus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Prairie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Countryside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <6>
- Wea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Belton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Mission Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Fairway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roeland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Loring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Lawn Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Belton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- De Soto
- Grandview
- Lenexa
- Lenexa lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenexa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Merriam
- Olathe
- Overland Park
- Shawnee
- Spring Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Lawn Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2087377 (Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2087377 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olathe
- Location given for Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 38.8752778 Lon: -94.7586111
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens) 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. |