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 #48282).
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:
35.7871, -78.6252
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the west southwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oakwood Cemetery ...
The Oakwood Cemetery was established in 1869.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carolina Biblical Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Bagwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Mitchiner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mitchiner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchiner Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Raleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hertford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Skycrest Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Fairmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Brentwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Glenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Method
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbury Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meredith Townes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hopedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emerald Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knightdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pickwick Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Neuse Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neuse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCullers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Dutchess Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Shotwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cary
(10 miles [16.1 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 Wake 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 first visit 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 Wake 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: #48282
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991495 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991495 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raleigh West
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7868181 Lon: -78.6255587
- 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 Wake, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |