A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
44.0452, -92.2496
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County<2>.
The county seat for Olmsted County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Randall Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Randall Fork Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Fork Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Baer Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walter McConnell Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haverhill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Edith Wright Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Potsdam Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosamount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rosamount Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamount Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82040 <5>
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coffin's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Coffin's Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffin's Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Viola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Eyota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Predmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Potsdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jarrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saratoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Altura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Oronoco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zumbro Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Olmsted County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatfield
- Dover
- Elgin
- Eyota
- Eyota lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eyota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
- Oronoco
- Plainview
- Rochester
- Saint Charles
- Stewartville
- Zumbro Falls
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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Olmsted 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #648823 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648823 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: Olmsted
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainview SW
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0452427 Lon: -92.2496114
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Olmsted, 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- Oak Hill 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. |