A visit to the Oak Forest Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Forest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Forest Cemetery (FG ID #61518).
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:
34.1940, -89.1448
The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Pontotoc. Pontotoc lies just to the east northeast of the Oak Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Forest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison - Tutor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Guinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Guinn Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinn Cemetery
- Carey Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carey Springs Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Springs Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tutor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tutor Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Cemetery
- Bramlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Wardlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wardlow Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardlow Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Weatherall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Weatherall Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherall Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Dallas Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dallas Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pontotoc City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pannell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Algoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turnpike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thaxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pontotoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sarepta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Houlka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ecru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Altus
(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 Oak Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Forest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Pittsboro
- Pontotoc
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #61518
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675006 (Oak Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675006 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Randolph
- Location given for Oak Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1937184 Lon: -89.1445121
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |