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 #48286).
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:
35.7330, -79.4710
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Chatham County<2>.
The county seat for Chatham County is located in Pittsboro. Pittsboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chatham Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chatham Memorial Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Memorial Park
- Marley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Marley Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Cemetery
- Kildee Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMasters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old McMasters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old McMasters Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McMasters Cemetery
- Holly Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Christian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Amose Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Knoll Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Holly Spring Friends Meeting Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Center Methodist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Siler City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Staley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Coleridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goldston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutphin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melanchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Cedar Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Kimesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gulf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Eli Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Julian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saxapahaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Redcross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millboro
(16 miles [25.7 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 Chatham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pittsboro
- Ramseur
- Siler City
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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chatham 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: #48286
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991490 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991490 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: Chatham
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Siler City
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7329175 Lon: -79.4708542
- 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 Chatham, 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 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. |