A visit to the Oak Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Hill Cemetery (FG ID #1261).
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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
42.6430, -83.2846
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Oakland County<2>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oak Hill Cemetery ...
The Oak Hill Cemetery was established in 1822.
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 Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perry Mount Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aaron Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirk in the Hills Columbarium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bloomfield Hills Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Hills Cemetery
- The Bloomfield Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomfield Center Cemetery
- Crescent Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cranbrook Columbarium
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sashabaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sashabaw Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sashabaw Cemetery
- Drayton Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waterford Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Four Towns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- First UMC Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. James' Episcopal Church Columbarium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crooks Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Avon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bigler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berridge Family 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pontiac
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keego Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Auburn Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Angelus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gingellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Charing Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drayton Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Towns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rochester Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westacres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Decker ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bingham Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beverly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Orion Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn Hills
- Birmingham
- Keego Harbor
- Pontiac
- Rochester
- Troy
- Troy lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland 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 Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1261
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633839 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633839 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: Oakland
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pontiac North
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.643366 Lon: -83.2841024
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oakland, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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. |