A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
42.7892, -83.7133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County<2>.
The county seat for Genesee County is located in Flint. Flint lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Brookins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brookins Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookins Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Long Lake Landing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clough Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clough Hill Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clough Hill Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Gage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gage Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- O'dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The O'dell Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'dell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Argentine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Argentine Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine Cemetery
- Rose Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Great Lakes National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- St. Augustine's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Parshallville Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville Cemetery
- The Parshallville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Historic Parshallville Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Seaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Seaver Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaver Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- South Grand Blanc Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Fenton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tyrone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Lakeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lake Fenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bayport Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hallers Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Argentine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Parshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hickory Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groveland Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groveland Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- West Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Seven Harbors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Harbors is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Harbors
- White Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Austin Corners is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Corners
- Grand Blanc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Gaines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 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 Genesee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Byron lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Fenton
- Grand Blanc
- Holly
- Linden
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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Genesee 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633914 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633914 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: Genesee
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fenton
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.789195 Lon: -83.7132831
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Genesee, 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 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |