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 #1286).
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:
42.4699, -83.3851
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Oakland County<2>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- West Farmington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clarenceville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Farmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Farmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Novi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yerkes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Yerkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Northwest Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beth El Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hosner Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Northville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Northville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville Cemetery
- Parkview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Livonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Livonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia Cemetery
- Southfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Farmington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farmington Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farmington Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clarenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Creek Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Novi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Walled Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brightmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lathrup Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wolverine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wixom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westacres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keego Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glengary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmington
- Keego Harbor
- Livonia
- Plymouth
- Redford
- Southfield
- Wixom
- Wixom lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wixom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
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 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 Oakland 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: #1286
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633910 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633910 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: Oakland
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northville
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.470035 Lon: -83.3849333
- 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 Oakland, 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 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'. |
| <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. |