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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 Oaklawn Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.4564°   (30° 27' 23")

Lon:   -88.9660°   (-88° 57' 57")

The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.

The county seat for Harrison County is located in Gulfport. Gulfport lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oaklawn Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oaklawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Harrison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oaklawn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oaklawn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wool Market
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
      • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
      • Wool Market has also been known as:
      • Woolmarket
    • Coalville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Harrison County
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
    • Beauvoir
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • D'Iberville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
      • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <4>
    • Biloxi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
      • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <4>
    • Saint Martin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
      • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
    • Mississippi City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • Latimer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
    • Gulf Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
    • North Gulfport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Gulfport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Ocean Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
        • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <4>
      • Lyman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
        • Lyman is located in Harrison County
      • Gulf Park Estates
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
        • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
      • Wortham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
        • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Long Beach
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>

    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 Oaklawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oaklawn Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cedar Lake Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Lake Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • The Cedar Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Lake UMC Cemetery
      • Morris - Williams Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264197 <6>
    • Woolmarket Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Coalville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Coalville Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • The Coalville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Coalville UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coalville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247610 <6>
    • Blackwell Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stiglets Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Biloxi National Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Walden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Walden Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • The Walden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Delancey Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
    • Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Floral Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Harrison County
      • The Floral Hills Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Floral Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
    • St. James Catholic Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Southern Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Southern Memorial Park is located in Harrison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located between<7> the communities of Mississippi City and Biloxi.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Biloxi.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southern Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62912 <6>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Moran Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Moran Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
      • Santa Cruz Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Quave Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Quave Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quave Cemetery
      • D'Iberville Memorial Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Swetman Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Swetman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swetman Cemetery
      • Dink Lamey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • First Free Church of God Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Handsboro Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Henry Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Henry Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Biloxi City Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Biloxi City Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • The Biloxi City Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Biloxi Cemetery
        • Old Biloxi Cemetery
        • Old French Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biloxi City Cemetery
      • Biloxi Jewish Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

    The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oaklawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4564, Longitude: -88.9660    
    <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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mississippi City and Biloxi. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <8>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.




 

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