A visit to the Old Oakland 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 Old Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Oakland Cemetery:
39.4118, -76.9072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Oakland Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake View Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnsville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
- The Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wesley Freedom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81766 <5>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Springfield State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baseman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oheb Shalom Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oheb Shalom Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brandenburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Cemetery
- The Brandenburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandenburg UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80802 <5>
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chevra Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- The All Saints Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1640164 <5>
- St. Lukes UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lukes UMC Cemetery is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes UMC Cemetery
- The St. Lukes UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81527 <5>
- Finksburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Finksburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finksburg Cemetery
- Beth Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beth Jacobs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacobs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eldersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henryton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Marriottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hernwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Gaither
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Granite
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Reisterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Finksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Eastview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carriage Hill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Oakwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owings Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Sagamore Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Glyndon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Berrywood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood 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 Old Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Randallstown
- Reisterstown
- Sykesville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Old Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1696184 (Old Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696184 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Finksburg
- Location given for Old Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4117707 Lon: -76.9072002
- 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 Carroll, 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- Old Oakland 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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