A visit to the Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lawn Cemetery:
39.2885, -76.5229
The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Baltimore County<1>.
The county seat for Baltimore County is located in Towson. Towson lies just to the north northwest of the Oak Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Name Variations for Oak Lawn Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Martha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Martha Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martha Cemetery
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oheb Shalom Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oheb Shalom Cemetery
- Swartz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Swartz Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Adath Israel Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adath Israel Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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- Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The United Hebrew Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Hebrew Cemetery
- Burgan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gontrum Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Har Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Vincents Cemetery is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dundalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Essex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garden Village Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- North Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Anthonyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stemmers Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Hartland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Fontana Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
- Overlea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Sparrows Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Edgemere
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wampler Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
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 Oak Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baltimore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baltimore
- Dundalk
- Essex
- Essex lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Middle River
- Sparrows Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oak Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Baltimore 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 Oak Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586279 (Oaklawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586279 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: Baltimore
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baltimore East
- Location given for Oaklawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2884408 Lon: -76.5224634
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Lawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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