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A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FAG ID #48275)

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 Oakland Cemetery ...

Jump to Google Maps centered on the Oakland Cemetery

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.

The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies just to the south of the Oakland Cemetery .

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

Lat:   35.5155°   (35° 30' 55")

Lon:   -78.3393°   (-78° 20' 21")

Establishment of the Oakland Cemetery ...

The Oakland Cemetery was established in 1917.

Name Variations for Oakland Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Oakland Heights Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Oakland Cemetery:

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.

  • Allens Crossroads [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
    • Allens Crossroads [Johnston County] lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Oakland Cemetery
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Allens Crossroads
  • Archer Lodge [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Archer Lodge [Johnston County] lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Oakland Cemetery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Archer Lodge
  • Benson [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Benson [Johnston County] lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Oakland Cemetery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Benson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson<4>
  • Beulahtown [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
    • Beulahtown [Johnston County] lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Beulahtown
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clayton [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton [Johnston County] lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Clayton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton<4>
    • Fairfield [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield [Johnston County] lies less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fairfield
    • Four Oaks [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
      • Four Oaks [Johnston County] lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Four Oaks
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks<4>
    • Kenly [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly [Johnston County] lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kenly
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly<4>
    • Micro [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro [Johnston County] lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Micro
    • Nahunta [Wayne County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
      • Nahunta [Wayne County] lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Nahunta
    • Pine Level [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level [Johnston County] lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pine Level
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level<4>
    • Princeton [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton [Johnston County] lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Princeton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton<4>
    • Rains Crossroads [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
      • Rains Crossroads [Johnston County] lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rains Crossroads
    • Raynor Town [Wayne County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
      • Raynor Town [Wayne County] lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Raynor Town
    • Redwood Village [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village [Johnston County] lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Redwood Village
    • Selma [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma [Johnston County] lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Selma
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma<4>
    • Smithfield [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield [Johnston County] lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Smithfield
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield<4>
    • West Smithfield [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
      • West Smithfield [Johnston County] lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on West Smithfield
    • Wilson's Mills [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
      • Wilson's Mills [Johnston County] lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Oakland Cemetery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wilson's Mills

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 Oakland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnston County.

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

  • Benson
  • Clayton
  • Four Oaks
  • Kenly
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenly.
    • Kenly lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Continue List   (3 more) ...

List of the closest cemeteries ...

We know of 33 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Oakland Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

All of the following cemeteries are located in Johnston County.

  • Barham Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Barham Cemetery
  • Batten Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Batten Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Batten Cemetery
  • Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens
  • Broadwell Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Broadwell Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Broadwell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Brown Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brown Cemetery
    • Crocker Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Eason Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Eason Cemetery
    • Grant Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Grant Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grant Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Henry Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Henry Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Henry Cemetery
    • Hephzibah Church Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Hills of Neuse Memorial Gardens [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills of Neuse Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills of Neuse Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hills of Neuse Memorial Gardens
    • Holloman Family Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloman Family Cemetery
      • The Holloman Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pine Level.To be precise, Holloman Family Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Holloman Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • George B. Holloman Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Holloman Family Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Jones Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jones Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Jones Cemetery
    • Keen Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Keen Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Keen Cemetery
    • Knollwood Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Knollwood Cemetery
    • Lassiter Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lassiter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lassiter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lassiter Cemetery
    • Oakey Grove Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakey Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakey Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oakey Grove Cemetery
    • Overby Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Overby Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Overby Cemetery
    • Peedin Family Burial Ground [Johnston County]
    • Price Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Price Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Price Cemetery
    • Rains Family Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Richardson Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Richardson Cemetery
    • Selma Memorial Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Selma Memorial Cemetery
    • Selma Memorial Gardens [Johnston County]
    • Strickland Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Strickland Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Strickland Cemetery
    • Sullivan Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Sullivan Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sullivan Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Thompson Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Oakland Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Thompson Cemetery
    • Vause Cemetery [Johnston County]
    • Vinson Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Vinson Cemetery
    • Vinson Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Vinson Cemetery
    • Walls Cemetery [Johnston County]
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Walls Cemetery

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

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 try 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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #991477  (Oakland Heights Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #991477 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: Selma
    • County: Johnston         Elev: 44
    • Location given for GNIS #991477 (Oakland Heights Cemetery)
    • Lat: 35.51516           Lon: -78.3388899
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #48275

Other Roadside Stops ...

Visit our Community Index for North Carolina

About Johnston County

About North Carolina

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5155, Longitude: -78.3393    
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

 

 

 

 

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