A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Oak Cemetery:
38.9240, -76.7608
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Prince George's County<2>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies just to the south of the Mt. Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Bowie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowie Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Cemetery
- Foxhill Recreation Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Ascension Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ascension Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Cemetery
- St. Georges Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgley - Zion Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
- Harvey Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- National Harmony Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The National Harmony Memorial Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Harmony Memorial Park
- The National Harmony Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Columbian Harmony Cemetery
- Harmonia Burial Grounds
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81286 <6>
- Lakemont Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- All Hallows Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The All Hallows Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Hallows Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The All Hallows Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Hallows Cemetery
- All Hallows Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-1 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175864 <6>
- Union Memorial UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duvall Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beanes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beanes Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanes Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Adams UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsonville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barber - White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns AME Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pin Oak Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Bowie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <7>
- Woodmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Kettering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kettering is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
- Collington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Mitchellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Largo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Glenn Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenarden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Palmer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palmer Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Park
- Brightseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Stonegate Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Crofton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Goddard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Lanham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Kent Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kentland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Pepper Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Walker Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Mill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Mill
- Upper Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davidsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Landover Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Landover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Mt. Oak Cemetery. The following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowie
- Bowie lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Landover
- Upper Marlboro
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 Mt. Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Prince George's 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 Mt. Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1714486 (Mount Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714486 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
- County: Prince George's
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanham
- Location given for Mount Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9240006 Lon: -76.7608025
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Mt. 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |