A visit to the Oakdale 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 Oakdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakdale Cemetery:
44.1013, -70.6018
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Oakdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Oakdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Finnish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Ryefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ryefield Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryefield Cemetery
- Finnish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Woodsum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodsum Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsum Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Trafton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trafton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Carsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carsley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- South Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Wight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wight Cemetery
- Noyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Noyes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deer Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Hill Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Richville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Richville Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Otisfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Spurrs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Bridgton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Poland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- North Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- West Bridgton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- East Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Oakdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrison
- Mechanic Falls
- Norway
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 helpful 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #572642 (Oakdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #572642 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Casco
- Location given for Oakdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.10134 Lon: -70.60178
- 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 Maine's counties, including Cumberland, 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' (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- Oakdale 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |