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 ...
The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Osceola County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bitner Cemetery
- The Bitner Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
- The Church Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Crapo Cemetery
- The Crapo Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo Cemetery
- German Cemetery
- The German Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Grant Center #1 Cemetery
- Grant Center #2 Cemetery
- Hersey Cemetery
- The Hersey Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Osceola County
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- Parkhill Cemetery
- The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1
- The Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1 is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1
- The Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1 has also been known as:
- Pinora Cemetery No. 1
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1395 <2>
- Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Proctor Family Cemetery
- St. Anne's Cemetery
- The St. Anne's Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162485 <2>
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- South Evart Cemetery
- The South Evart Cemetery is located in Osceola County
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- South Grant Cemetery
- The South Grant Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
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- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Osceola County
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- Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Osceola County
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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 Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashton
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
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- Avondale
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
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- Barryton
- Big Rapids
- Chase
- Chippewa Lake
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
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- Dewing's ‑ Historic
- Dewing's is located in Osceola County
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- Dighton
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
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- Evart
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
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- Hawkins
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hersey
- Le Roy
- Nirvana
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
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- Orient
- Orient is located in Osceola County
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- Paris
- Pogy
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
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- Reed City
- Rodney
- Sears
- Tustin
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 Osceola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barryton
- Big Rapids
- Chase
- Evart
- Hersey
- Idlewild
- Le Roy
- Luther
- Reed City
- Tustin
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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Osceola 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 #633865 (Oakdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633865 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: Osceola
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Osceola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
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