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 ...
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Town Cemetery
- The Allen Town Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Burns Cemetery
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Camp Zion Cemetery
- The Camp Zion Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Coleman Cemetery
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
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- Crowe Cemetery
- The Crowe Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- Fellowship Cemetery
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Fillmore Cemetery
- The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Gilmer Cemetery
- The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- Haughton Cemetery
- The Haughton Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Hillcrest Memorial Park
- Jerusalem Cemetery
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Jim Davis Cemetery
- The Jim Davis Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keene Cemetery
- The Keene Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- Koran Cemetery
- The Koran Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Marshall Cemetery
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Mayflower Cemetery
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Raine Cemetery
- The Raine Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- Red River Cemetery
- The Red River Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Richardson Cemetery
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- St. James Cemetery
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Shehee Cemetery
- The Shehee Cemetery is located in Bienville Parish
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- Suggs Cemetery
- The Suggs Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- Vanorsdale Cemetery
- The Vanorsdale Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Armistead
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
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- Atkins
- Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
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- Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
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- Bodcau
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
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- Bossier City
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
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- Chateau Village
- Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
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- Dixie Inn
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Doyline
- Eastwood
- Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
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- Ellerbe Woods
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
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- Elm Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Espanita Village
- Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
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- Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
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- Haughton
- Heflin
- Normandy Village
- Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
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- Parkland Village
- Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
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- Princeton
- Red Chute
- Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
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- Ringgold
- Shreveport
- Sibley
- Yellow Pine
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
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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 Bossier Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Bossier City
- Minden
- Ringgold
- Shreveport
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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Bossier 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #537801 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537801 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: Bossier
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sligo
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bossier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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