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 #102242).
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:
46.4590, -97.6813
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Ransom County<2>.
The county seat for Ransom County is located in Lisbon. Lisbon lies just to the south of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
Name Variations for Oakwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Fillmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Enderlin City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- SheldonCemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stiklestad Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Stiklestad Cemetery is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiklestad Cemetery
- Whitestone Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Petri Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milnor Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Free Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lisbon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Anselm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enderlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Ransom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gwinner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stirum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McLeod
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kathryn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fingal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cogswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leonard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Ransom County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alice
- Alice lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alice.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Cogswell
- Enderlin
- Fingal
- Forman
- Kathryn
- Leonard
- Lisbon
- Milnor
- Nome
- Nome lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nome.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
- Ransom City - Historic
- Sheldon
- Stirum
- Verona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Ransom 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: #102242
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1030541 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030541 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: Ransom
- Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lisbon
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.4585793 Lon: -97.6817655
- 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 Dakota's counties, including Ransom, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |