A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
35.9613, -77.9667
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Nash County<2>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the north northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Enroughty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Enroughty Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enroughty Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hedgepeth Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgepeth Cemetery
- Coley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The May Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Red Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Batchelor Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snells Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Regency Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Westry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westry is located in Nash County
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- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
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- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sandy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
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- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Momeyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Momeyer is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momeyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Old Spring Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Spring Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hope
- Langley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Halifax Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Lamm Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamm Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamm Crossroads
- Easonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
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- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Dukes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
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- Bass Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Strickland Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joyners Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Ashburk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Dortches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Matthews Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Winstead Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Taylors Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
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- Spring Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Nash County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland 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 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991473 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991473 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: Nash
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nashville
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9612649 Lon: -77.9666518
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland 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> | 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. |