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 ...
The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Kent County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ashley Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Courtland Cemetery
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- De Graw Cemetery
- The De Graw Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- East Montcalm Cemetery
- The East Montcalm Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montcalm Cemetery
- East Nelson Cemetery
- The East Nelson Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Eureka Cemetery
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Forest Home Cemetery
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Grattan Cemetery
- The Grattan Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Horton Cemetery
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Little Denmark Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Mason Cemetery
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Monroe Roads Cemetery
- The Monroe Roads Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- Otisco Cemetery
- The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
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- Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
- St. Charles Cemetery
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
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- St. Margaret's Catholic Cemetery
- Tower Cemetery
- The Tower Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- West Washington Cemetery
- White Swan Cemetery
- The White Swan Cemetery is located in Kent County
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- Wolverton Plains Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amsden
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
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- Belding
- Belmont
- Cannonsburg
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
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- Eureka Place
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
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- Gowen
- Grattan
- Grattan is located in Kent County
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- Greenville
- Harvard
- Harvard is located in Kent County
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- Langston
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
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- Northview
- Northview is located in Kent County
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- Orleans
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
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- Parnell
- Parnell is located in Kent County
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- Pierson
- Rockford
- Sand Lake
- Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
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- Sidney
- Smyrna
- Trufant
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Cedar Springs
- Coral
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Rockford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oakfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Oakfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633868 (Oakfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633868 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Evans
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakfield Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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