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A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #1287)

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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery

Lat:   42.5270°   (42° 31' 37")

Lon:   -85.8636°   (-85° 51' 48")

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies just to the east northeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mallory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hudson Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudson Corners Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Jewett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jewett Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Millgrove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Lindsley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindsley Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Trowbridge Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegan County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Poplar Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Indian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Valley Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Pierceson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierceson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierceson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierceson Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Base Line Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Base Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Base Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Base Line Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Allegan 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 Oakwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #633911  (Oakwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #633911 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: Allegan
    • County: Allegan         Elev: 216
    • Location given for GNIS #633911 (Oakwood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1287

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

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 Allegan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5270, Longitude: -85.8636    
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Allegan and Otsego. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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