A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
35.4224, -80.5953
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County<2>.
The county seat for Cabarrus County is located in Concord. Concord lies just to the southeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carolina Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kannapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988084 <5>
- Siloam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cashion & Moore Family Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jonahville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Jonahville Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonahville Cemetery
- Newell Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plaza Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill MB Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poplar Tent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Kannapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- North Kannapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Enochville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Landis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cannon Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Corriher Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Shupings Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- China Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Harris Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Croft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Locust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Faith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Davidson
(13 miles [20.9 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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cabarrus County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- China Grove
- Concord
- Kannapolis
- Locust
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cabarrus 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991489 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991489 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: Cabarrus
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Concord
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4223625 Lon: -80.5953447
- 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 Cabarrus, 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- Oakwood 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. |