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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakdale Cemetery

Lat:   31.7021°   (31° 42' 7")

Lon:   -89.7226°   (-89° 43' 21")

The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.

The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • McInnis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McInnis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McInnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Magee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Mt. Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • McInnis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McInnis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McInnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Magee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Phalti Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phalti Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phalti Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phalti Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cooley Springs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooley Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooley Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooley Springs Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Steward Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
    • Arbo is located in Covington County
  • Jaynesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jaynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
    • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
  • Mount Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Williamsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
  • Collins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
  • Coats
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Simpson County
  • Prentiss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <6>
  • Magee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
  • Kola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
    • Kola is located in Covington County
  • Sanatorium
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
    • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
  • Bassfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Mize
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Mize is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • New Hebron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
      • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <6>
    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
    • Seminary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <6>
    • Hot Coffee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Shivers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
      • Shivers is located in Simpson County
    • Silver Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <6>
    • Westville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Simpson County
    • Hooker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
    • Mendenhall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
      • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <6>
    • Taylorsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>

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.

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 helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #710699 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lone Star
    • County: Covington         Elev: 146
    • Location given for GNIS #710699 (Oakdale Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 things 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 Oakdale Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7021, Longitude: -89.7226       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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