A visit to the Oak Lawn 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 Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lawn Cemetery:
36.7237, -91.8421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Howell County<2>.
The county seat for Howell County is located in West Plains. West Plains lies just to the northwest of the Oak Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howell Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Howell County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howell County Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell County Cemetery
- The Howell County Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29435 <5>
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- Spears Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spears Graveyard is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Graveyard
- Chapin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapin Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin Cemetery
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Blue Mound Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Meltabarger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Meltabarger Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltabarger Cemetery
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pottersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pottersville Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154107 <5>
- Collins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Lost Camp Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Lost Camp Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Camp Cemetery
- Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove General Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482927 <5>
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Cureall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Cureall Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Cottbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- South Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Brandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pottersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Peace Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Siloam Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Lebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lebo is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Lanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lanton is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Koshkonong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Burnham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Caulfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Cornertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Moko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moko is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Thomasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Elijah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Sturkie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Willow Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Koshkonong
- Mountain View
- Thomasville
- West Plains
- Willow Springs
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 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 Oak Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Howell 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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723679 (Oaklawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723679 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: Howell
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Plains
- Location given for Oaklawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7236709 Lon: -91.8420931
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Howell, 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- Oak Lawn 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. |