A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #1530274).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Oakland Cemetery (MACRIS ID: TAU.809). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: TAU.809'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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:
41.9072, -71.1331
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bristol County<3>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Oakland Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Neck of Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stevens Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raynham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Raynham Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Cemetery
- Norton Common Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caswell Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weir Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taunton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Dighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Raynham Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Segreganset
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chartley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Briggs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Old Town Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- East Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Furnace Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Attleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Hortonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochesett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
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 Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Attleboro
- Bridgewater
- Mansfield
- Taunton
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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1530274
Referenced MACRIS Record: TAU.809
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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Oakland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |