A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #48284).
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:
35.7394, -81.3426
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ridgeview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookford Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Conover City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eastview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hickory
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Viewmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Long View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Brookford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- North Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Fairbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Northlakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Hildebran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Fairgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Concord ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Stephens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Meadow Brook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Rhodhiss
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Advent Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Propst Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Startown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Icard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Catawba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Granite Falls
- Hickory
- Newton
- Rhodhiss
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 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 Catawba 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48284
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991491 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991491 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: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7392989 Lon: -81.3428642
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Catawba, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |