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A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #82967).

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:

45.9646, -94.3483

The Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.

The cemetery is located in Morrison County<2>.

While not adjacent, the Saint Marys Cemetery is directly south of the Oakland Cemetery.

The county seat for Morrison County is located in Little Falls. Little Falls lies just to the northwest 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kay Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kay Burial Ground is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Burial Ground
  • Holy Family Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Darling Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stanislaus Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery East
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ed Cash Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ed Cash Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Cash Cemetery
    • Green Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Green Prairie Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Prairie Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Freedhem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Freedhem Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedhem Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Parker - Bethany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mission Covenant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Royalton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Royalton Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Morrison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Morrison 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #82967

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648872  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648872 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: Morrison
      • Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little Falls East
      • Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9649656     Lon: -94.3500018
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Morrison, 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 things 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.