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:
36.1229, -78.2942
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Louisburg. Louisburg lies just to the south southwest 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Stallings Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Jess Kittrell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mullen Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mullen Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mullen Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bunn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386846 <5>
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343905 <5>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Forest Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rolesville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rolesville Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville Cemetery
- Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blacknall Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blacknall Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacknall Cemetery
- Alpha Omega Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alpha Omega Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Omega Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vick Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Vick Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick 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 Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ingleside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Katesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Mapleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- White Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Alert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Bobbitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Franklinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gillburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Gill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Youngsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Lancaster Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Hunts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Edwards Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Adcock Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Matthews Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- South Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Fairport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood 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 helpful 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 Franklin 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 #991494 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991494 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisburg
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1229278 Lon: -78.2941613
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |