A visit to the Green Oak 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 Green Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Oak Cemetery:
30.5252, -92.8385
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Green Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Green Oak Cemetery is located in Allen Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Allen Parish is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies just to the north northeast of the Green Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Green Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Green Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Lyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Oberlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Oberlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963106 <5>
- Oakland Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- China Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The China Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Cemetery
- Nevil Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Nevil Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevil Cemetery
- LaBleu Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The LaBleu Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBleu Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Sonnier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sonnier Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonnier Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Durose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Durose Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durose Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nevils Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nevils Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevils Cemetery
- Chretien Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Chretien Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chretien Cemetery
- Kingrey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Kingrey Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingrey Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyles Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
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 Green Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kinder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Lauderdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Coverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
- Le Blanc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Le Blanc is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Blanc
- Oberlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <6>
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Reeves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mittie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Basile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Tenmile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Bond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Unatex
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
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 Green Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Green Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basile
- Elton
- Elton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Green Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Kinder
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Green Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Allen Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Green Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #535390 (Green Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #535390 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
- Parish: Allen
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oberlin
- Location given for Green Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5252003 Lon: -92.8384808
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Allen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Oak 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. |