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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:

47.5544, -95.5600

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 Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the west 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 26 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.

  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219456 <5>
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Saviour's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362312 <5>
  • Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
    • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209251 <5>
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Gran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gran Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gran Cemetery
  • Poplar Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Poplar Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Lake Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Holiness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Holiness Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiness Cemetery
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Froen Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bagley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Queen Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Queen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Queen Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
    • Kingo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Kingo Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingo Cemetery
    • Landstad Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Bend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pine Bend Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Lengby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Bagley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
  • Fosston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rice Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Clearbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gonvick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Shevlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gully
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Roy Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
  • Minerva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Leonard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McIntosh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Trail
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Winger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bejou
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Naytahwaush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Solway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pinewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood

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 Polk 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 begin 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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 #648873  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648873 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 462 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fosston SE
      • Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.554402     Lon: -95.5600197
      • 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 Polk, 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 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.