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:
44.4653, -84.7786
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 Roscommon County<2>.
The county seat for Roscommon County is located in Roscommon. Roscommon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heidemann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Heidemann Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidemann Cemetery
- Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gerrish Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Twp. Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Markey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Markey Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markey Cemetery
- Higgins Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Higgins Twp. Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Twp. Cemetery
- Moorestown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Moorestown Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Pere Cheney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pere Cheney Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney Cemetery
- The Pere Cheney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Plains Cemetery
- Cheney Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206989 <5>
- Star City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Star City Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City Cemetery
- Roscommon Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prudenville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Prudenville Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville Cemetery
- United States Government Military Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stittsville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Richfield Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Richfield Cemetery is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Stephan Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephan Cemetery
- Aetna Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Aetna Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna Cemetery
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Park Indian Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ball Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Higgins Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tent City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tent City is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Skyline Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
- Nellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
- Houghton Lake Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
- Roscommon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Houghton Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Moorestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Deerheart Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Rasmus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Merritt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prudenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Geels is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
- Grayling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McIntyre Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
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 Roscommon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grayling
- Houghton Lake
- Roscommon
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 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 Roscommon 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 #2104159 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2104159 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: Roscommon
- Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meads Landing
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4652778 Lon: -84.7786111
- 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 Roscommon, 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> | 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. |