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 #1289).
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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
42.7568, -84.7332
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Eaton County<2>.
The county seat for Eaton County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Niles Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Strange Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Cemetery
- Delta Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wacousta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. David's Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Eagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The North Eagle Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Needmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Pinch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pinch Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Windsor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The West Windsor Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor Cemetery
- Deepdale Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Danby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Danby Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Cemetery
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dimondale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dimondale Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimondale Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- South Riley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The South Riley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Grand Ledge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Millett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edgemont Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dimondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mulliken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clinton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- De Witt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stalls Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East DeWitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Venice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Eaton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Witt
- Dimondale
- East Lansing
- Grand Ledge
- Holt
- Holt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Lansing
- North Lansing
- Portland
- Sunfield
- Westphalia
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:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Eaton 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1289
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633913 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633913 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: Eaton
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wacousta
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7567018 Lon: -84.7333197
- 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 Eaton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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. |