A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...
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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. 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: 42.4699° (42° 28' 11")
Lon: -83.3851° (-83° 23' 6")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Oakland County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarenceville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarenceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clarenceville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yerkes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yerkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yerkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwest Hebrew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwest Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Northwest Hebrew Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosner Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hosner Family Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Northville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Northville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Parkview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Livonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Livonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- 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 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.
- 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 (16 more) ...
- Walled Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Wayne County
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- Redford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Redford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <6>
- 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 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 Oakland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #633910 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #633910 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: Northville
- County: Oakland Elev: 247
- Location given for GNIS #633910 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1286
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
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 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 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: 42.4699, Longitude: -83.3851 |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |