A visit to the Oak Lake 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 Oak Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Lake Cemetery (FG ID #2234649)
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 Oak Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lake Cemetery
Lat: 49.7547° (49° 45' 16")
Lon: -100.6237° (-100° 37' 25")
Establishment of the Oak Lake Cemetery ...
The Oak Lake Cemetery was established in 1867.
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 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 Oak Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Manitoba:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Oak Lake 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 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oak Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lake <4>
- Algar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algar
- Oak Lake Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lake Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lake Beach
- Belleview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Deleau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deleau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deleau
- Griswold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Ralston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Maskawata ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sioux Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Routledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Routledge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routledge
- Oak River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak River
- Ashbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashbury came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbury
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Terence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terence
- Denbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denbow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbow
- Findlay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Findlay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
- Maples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Scarth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scarth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarth
- Menteith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menteith came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menteith
- Lenore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
- Schwitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwitzer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwitzer
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Virden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <4>
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> of the Oak Lake Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griswold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnston - St. David United Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh United Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Breadalbane Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Breadalbane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lenore.
- The Breadalbane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Breadalbane / Lenore Cemetery
- Lenore Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breadalbane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146561 <1>
- Virden Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tarbolton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Souris Glenwood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsmore Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodnorth Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pipestone Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Ancrum Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hargrave Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melgund Pioneer Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reston Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland United Church Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
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 Oak Lake Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7547, Longitude: -100.6237 |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |