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:
37.7612, -84.9072
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 Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Harrodsburg. Harrodsburg lies just to the east 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]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Patterson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Rose Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rose Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Grove Cemetery
- Salt River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salt River Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River Cemetery
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cornishville.
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grapevine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141641 <5>
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mc Mullin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mc Mullin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Mullin Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Perryville National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mayo Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Church Cemetery
- Salzman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Salzman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzman Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Bottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bottom Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Cemetery
- Cull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cull Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Burgin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Burgin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin Cemetery
- Burgin Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Harrodsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Cornishville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- McAfee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Jenkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Faulconer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Burgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Mackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Davis Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Mundys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Vanarsdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Tablow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Craintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- West Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
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 Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burgin
- Danville
- Harrodsburg
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 professional and volunteer 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 #499735 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499735 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornishville
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7611852 Lon: -84.9071772
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Mercer, 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 things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |