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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oscar Community Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oscar Community Cemetery (FG ID #2141914)

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 Oscar Community Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.1469°   (37° 8' 48")

Lon:   -89.0115°   (-89° 0' 41")

The Oscar Community Cemetery is located in Ballard County<2>.

The county seat for Ballard County is located in Wickliffe. Wickliffe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oscar Community Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oscar Community Cemetery ...

The Oscar Community Cemetery was established in 1905.

Name Variations for Oscar Community Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oscar Community Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Oscar Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Oscar Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Oscar Community Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Ballard County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oscar Community Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oscar Community Cemetery.

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

    • Bandana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
      • Bandana is located in Ballard County
    • Olmsted
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
      • Olmsted is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <4>
    • La Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
      • La Center is located in Ballard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <4>
    • Barlow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Ballard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Ragland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
      • Ragland is located in McCracken County
    • New Grand Chain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
      • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Grand Chain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
      • Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <4>
    • Kevil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
      • Kevil is located in Ballard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
    • Woodville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in McCracken County
    • Mound City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cimota City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimota City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
      • Cimota City is located in McCracken County
    • Mounds
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Ceredo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
        • Ceredo is located in Ballard County
      • Joppa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
        • Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <4>
      • Karnak
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
        • Karnak is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <4>
      • Villa Ridge
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
        • Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Perks
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pulaski
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
        • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
      • Cairo Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
        • Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Future City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
        • Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Gage
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
        • Gage is located in Ballard County
      • West Future City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
        • West Future City is located in McCracken County
      • Future City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
        • Future City is located in McCracken County
      • Belknap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
        • Belknap is located in Johnson County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belknap <4>
      • Frog City ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frog City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
        • Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Cairo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
        • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
      • Wickliffe
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ullin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin
        • Ullin is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ullin <4>

    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 Oscar Community Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ballard County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Cairo
      • Cairo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Oscar Community Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Joppa
      • Joppa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oscar Community Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joppa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • La Center
    • Mound City
    • Mounds
    • Wickliffe

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oscar Community Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Bridgewater Graveyard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Miles Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miles Cemetery is located in Ballard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
    • Calvin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvin Cemetery
    • Northington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northington Cemetery is located in Ballard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northington Cemetery
    • Waters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waters Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Lyerly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyerly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyerly Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Sheets Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheets Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheets Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Old Hazelwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hazelwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Ballard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hazelwood Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • La Cemetery Gardens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Holman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holman Cemetery is located in Ballard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holman Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • King - McNeil Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King - McNeil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King - McNeil Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King - McNeil Cemetery
      • Barlow Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Ballard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
      • Criswell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Criswell Cemetery is located in Ballard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criswell Cemetery
      • Terrell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Ballard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
      • Ohio Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ohio Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Chapel Cemetery
      • Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery
      • Weese Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weese Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weese Cemetery
      • Concord Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Jenkins Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Ballard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Ballard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Hines Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hines Cemetery is located in Ballard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
      • Hitchcock Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitchcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitchcock Cemetery
      • Mosley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery

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

    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 Oscar Community Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Ballard, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oscar Community Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1469, Longitude: -89.0115    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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 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.




 

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