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:
38.8184, -92.3077
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 Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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.
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Bridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge Cemetery
- Fortney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Samuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Samuel Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160003 <5>
- Goshen Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jewell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hickam Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickam Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Barger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Cofer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cofer Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofer Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Friedens Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierpont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Oldham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Hartsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lupus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McBaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Huntsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- New Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lindbergh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Wooldridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Centertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Mykee Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Saint Martins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Holts Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McGirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Cedar City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Hinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Scruggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Rocheport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Cedar City
- Columbia
- Hartsburg
- Lupus
- Lupus lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lupus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- New Bloomfield
- Rocheport
- Wooldridge
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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 #723664 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723664 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashland
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8183692 Lon: -92.3076859
- 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 Boone, 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 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. |