Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Oak Forest Cemetery.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Forest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Oak Forest Cemetery (FG ID #61518). <1>
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Oak Forest Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Pannell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Toccopola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Algoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algoma <4>
- Turnpike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Thaxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <4>
- Pontotoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
- Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <4>
- Possum Trot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Lafayette Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Nixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- New Houlka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <4>
- Goodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Ecru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <4>
- Thelma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- 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) - Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bruce is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <4>
- Van Vleet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Pittsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Bissell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Forest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1940, Longitude: -89.1448 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |