A visit to the Oakdale 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 Oakdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakdale Cemetery:
31.7021, -89.7226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Oakdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Oakdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Phalti Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phalti Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalti Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cooley Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Jaynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prentiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Bassfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Mize
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Seminary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Shivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Melba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Mendenhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Oakdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Oakdale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Oakdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710699 (Oakdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710699 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Star
- Location given for Oakdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7021093 Lon: -89.722574
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Covington, 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' (or 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- Oakdale 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. |