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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 42.6430° (42° 38' 34")
Lon: -83.2846° (-83° 17' 4")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Hills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bloomfield Hills Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sashabaw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sashabaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sashabaw Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterford Center Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterford Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waterford Village Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James' Episcopal Church Columbarium
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James' Episcopal Church Columbarium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James' Episcopal Church Columbarium is located in Oakland County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berridge Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berridge Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Berridge Family Cemetery is located in Oakland County
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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gingellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingellville
- Gingellville is located in Oakland County
- Gingellville has also been known as:
- Gingeville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gingellville
- From the Oak Hill Cemetery to Gingellville
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Decker
- From the Oak Hill Cemetery to Decker
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <7>
- 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 turn to 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Oak Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633839 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #633839 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Pontiac North
- County: Oakland Elev: 283
- Location given for GNIS #633839 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1261
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6430, Longitude: -83.2846 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |