A visit to the Oakfield 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 Oakfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakfield Cemetery:
46.0978, -68.1297
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Aroostook County<2>.
The county seat for Aroostook County is located in Houlton. Houlton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Oakfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Oakfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barrows Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smyrna Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smyrna Mills Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Mills Cemetery
- Dyer Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyer Brook Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook Cemetery
- Timoney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Timoney Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timoney Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Tarbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tarbell Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbell Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Yerxa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yerxa Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerxa Cemetery
- The Yerxa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Smyrna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90739 <5>
- Amish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Linneus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Linneus Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus Cemetery
- New Limerick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Limerick Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Limerick Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Ludlow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Marley Bradford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hodgdon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Hodgdon Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dyer Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Smyrna Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- New Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Island Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linneus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linneus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
- Hodgdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Moro Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cary is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Cary has also been known as:
- Cary Plantation
- Houlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hersey is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Patten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Green Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Sherman Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
- Sherman Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- McKenzie Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Oakfield Cemetery. The following communities are located in Aroostook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Aroostook County:
- 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 Oakfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #572646 (Oakfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #572646 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: Aroostook
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakfield
- Location given for Oakfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.0978298 Lon: -68.1297463
- 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 Aroostook, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakfield 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |