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A visit to the Oak Wood 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 Oak Wood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Wood Cemetery:

46.9911, -96.8956

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Wood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Wood Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Fargo. Fargo lies just to the south southeast of the Oak Wood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Wood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Oak Wood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lower Maple River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
  • Oak Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
  • Argusville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Argusville Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville Cemetery
  • North Bluff Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Fargo.
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moorhead Riverside Cemetery
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #790540 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Mapleton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mapleton Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Kirkebo Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kirkebo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Horace Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Horace Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brink Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Brink Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink Cemetery
      • The Brink Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Horace Lutheran Cemetery
    • Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Wood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Harwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Reile's Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Argusville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Argusville is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • North River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North River is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Oakport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
  • Kragnes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • West Fargo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fargo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mapleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gardner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Moorhead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Prairie Rose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Dilworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Frontier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Frontier is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Finkle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
    • Perley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Briarwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Briarwood is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Amenia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Casselton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Horace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Glyndon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Oak Wood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Wood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oak Wood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Cass 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 Oak Wood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030532  (Oak Wood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030532 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: Cass
      • Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Fargo North
      • Location given for Oak Wood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9910787     Lon: -96.8956379
      • 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 Dakota's counties, including Cass, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Wood 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.
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