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:
39.0795, -94.2205
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chiddix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chiddix Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiddix Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Lobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lobb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greens Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Buckner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29013 <5>
- Buckner Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Buckner Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Hill Cemetery
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grain Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Hudspeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudspeth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Blue Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27649 <5>
- Mecklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mecklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecklin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Buckner.
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bone Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer UCC Cemetery
- Levasy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161426 <5>
- Drake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Independence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31101 <5>
- Chiles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chiles Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Purdee Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Buckner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grain Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tapawingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Levasy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Atherton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Bates City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Lotawana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sni Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Orrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Blue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Missouri City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- River Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Fleming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Sugar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Springs
- Buckner
- Independence
- Missouri City
- Orrick
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #723665 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723665 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Grove
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0794506 Lon: -94.2205024
- 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 Jackson, 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- 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. |