A visit to the Oak Forest 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 Forest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Forest Cemetery:
36.9820, -91.4849
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Forest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Shannon County<2>.
The county seat for Shannon County is located in Eminence. Eminence lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oak Forest Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Oak Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Warm Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Warm Corners Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Corners Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Turkey Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turkey Oak Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Oak Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pine Lawn Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn Cemetery
- Rader Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rader Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Black Pond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Black Pond Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pond Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Oakside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakside Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- New Eminence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Eminence Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eminence Cemetery
- Culpepper Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oak Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birch Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Mountain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Eminence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Woodside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Hattie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Round Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Hartshorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
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 Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shannon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oak Forest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Birch Tree
- Eminence
- Mountain View
- Summersville
- Thomasville
- Van Buren
- West Plains
- Willow Springs
- Winona
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 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 Forest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Shannon 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 Forest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #751370 (Oak Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #751370 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: Shannon
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birch Tree
- Location given for Oak Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9819981 Lon: -91.4848597
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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 Missouri's counties, including Shannon, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Forest 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. |