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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. 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

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

32.3982, -91.2021

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

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Madison Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Madison Parish is located in Tallulah. Tallulah lies just to the northeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Silver Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Silver Cross Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross Cemetery
  • Morning Crest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Morning Crest Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Crest Cemetery
  • Mt. Cella Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Cella Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cella Cemetery
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Montrose Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
  • Glen Mary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Glen Mary Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Thomastown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Thomastown Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown Cemetery
  • Allendale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Allendale Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Cemetery
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • Waverly Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Waverly Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • St. John Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Brunswick Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Warren County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
    • Kiger Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kiger Cemetery is located in Warren County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiger Cemetery
    • Crystal Springs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerset Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Somerset Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Cemetery
    • Brierfield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Brierfield Cemetery is located in Warren County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Seven Star Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
    • Tensas Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Tensas Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensas Cemetery
    • Wyoming Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Tensas Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
    • Glass Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Glass Cemetery is located in Warren County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Cemetery
    • Cedars Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedars Cemetery is located in Warren County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Cemetery
    • Tates Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Tates Cemetery is located in Warren County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Cemetery
    • Vicksburg National Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 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:

  • Richmond
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Tallulah
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Barnes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
  • Ashly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
  • Quebec
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
  • Coleman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Thomastown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
  • Omega
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Omega is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Tendal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Duck Port ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
    • Sondheimer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mound is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Madison Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Delta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chotard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard

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 Madison Parish.

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 first visit 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #537809  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537809 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tallulah
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.3981992     Lon: -91.2020552
      • 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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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.
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