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 #2175534).
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:
43.0638, -85.5706
The Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Belmont.
The cemetery is located in Kent County<3>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies just to the 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 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.
- Plainfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Cannonsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cannonsburg Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg Cemetery
- Alpine Twp. Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamareaux Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamareaux Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamareaux Cemetery
- Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Fair Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plains Cemetery
- Findlay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Findlay Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Briggs Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Algoma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Algoma Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma Cemetery
- Englishville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Alpine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ada Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ada Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Northview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Comstock Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Parnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grattan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urbandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wright
(12 miles [19.3 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. The following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Springs
- Grand Rapids
- Rockford
- Sparta
- Wyoming
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 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 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2175534
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633919 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633919 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: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0636384 Lon: -85.5705856
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |