A visit to the Oaklawn Memorial Park ...
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 Oaklawn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Memorial Park:
34.6773, -88.6042
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the east southeast of the Oaklawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Gaston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Booneville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morton Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Chapel Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jumpertown.
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960154 <5>
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackland Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58097 <5>
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jumpertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jumpertown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Hodges Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Cains Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cains Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains Chapel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Booneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Blackland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Wheeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Rienzi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Geeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Altitude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Baldwyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jacinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Searcy Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Biggersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- New Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Kossuth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Guntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Oaklawn Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675127 (Oaklawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675127 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Booneville
- Location given for Oaklawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 34.6773171 Lon: -88.6042194
- 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 Prentiss, 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- Oaklawn Memorial Park) 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |