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A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.1605°   (38° 9' 37")

Lon:   -95.0394°   (-95° 2' 21")

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Oakwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Blue Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Mound Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Kincaid Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Mound City.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93161 <5>
  • Goodrich Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodrich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Morris Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Family Cemetery
    • The Morris Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Osage Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osage Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • Osage Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boulware Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Horn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horn Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stevenson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
      • The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • The Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Osage Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93849 <5>
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Curry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curry Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Fairbanks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Linn County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

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

  • Selma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Anderson County
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Linn County
  • Blue Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <7>
  • Bush City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
    • Bush City is located in Anderson County
  • Critzer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Critzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
    • Critzer is located in Linn County
  • Kincaid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
    • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Linn County
  • Mildred
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
    • Mildred is located in Allen County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
  • Xenia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Xenia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Bourbon County
  • Parker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Lone Elm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Mound City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bayard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Allen County
    • Mapleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Garnett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Welda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
    • Cadmus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Greeley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <7>
    • Scipio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
      • Scipio is located in Anderson County

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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #477897  (Oakwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #477897 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: Centerville
    • County: Linn         Elev: 294
    • Location given for GNIS #477897 (Oakwood Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Linn, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1605, Longitude: -95.0394       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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