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:
35.1118, -82.9515
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 Transylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Transylvania County is located in Brevard. Brevard lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Upper Zachary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Zachary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lower Zachary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Zachary Cemetery
- The Lower Zachary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cashiers Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47952 <5>
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Whitmire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rocky Bottom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Bottom Cemetery is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Whiteside Cove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nimmons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Nimmons Cemetery is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons Cemetery
- Eastatoe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Eastatoe Cemetery is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe Cemetery
- Sols Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sols Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sols Creek Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- McKinney Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Masters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- Smook Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smook Cemetery
- Evvitt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Evvitt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evvitt Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Cassell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Cassell Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Lake Toxaway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sapphire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cashiers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Balsam Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nine Times
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Brevard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckasegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erastus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tamassee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Knob ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Cedar Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Pisgah Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Laport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Caesars Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Cullowhee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Transylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brevard
- Cashiers
- Highlands
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 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 Transylvania 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 #1014066 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014066 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: Transylvania
- Est. Elev: 940 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reid
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1117645 Lon: -82.9515283
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Transylvania, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |