A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
44.8791, -94.3692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in McLeod County<2>.
The county seat for McLeod County is located in Glencoe. Glencoe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- St. Anastasia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Mortens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mortens Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mortens Cemetery
- Acoma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Acoma Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Biscay Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Biscay Evangelical Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay Evangelical Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biscay Evangelical Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Biscay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343875 <5>
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Lake Marion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lake Marion Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Marion Cemetery
- Koniska Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Koniska Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Getchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Getchell Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell Cemetery
- St. Adelbert's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hutchinson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Biscay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Brownton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sumter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dassel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fernando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fernando is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
- Lester Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cokato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cosmos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
- Hector
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Germany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Howard Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLeod County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownton
- Buffalo Lake
- Cokato
- Cosmos
- Dassel
- Glencoe
- Hector
- Howard Lake
- Hutchinson
- Lester Prairie
- Litchfield
- Silver Lake
- Stewart
- Winsted
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to McLeod 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815305 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815305 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: McLeod
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hutchinson East
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.879129 Lon: -94.3691501
- 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 McLeod, 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- Oakland 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. |