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A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #65499).

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 Oakland Cemetery ...

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

40.9924, -72.2942

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oakland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Noyac Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Noyac Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyac Cemetery
  • Bridgehampton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bridgehampton Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgehampton Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
  • Poxabogue Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Poxabogue Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poxabogue Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
  • Hay Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hay Ground Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Ground Cemetery
  • Wainscott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wainscott Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott Cemetery
  • Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Burial Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelter Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mecox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mecox Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sagg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Sagg Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagg Cemetery
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jericho Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
    • South End Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The South End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South End Cemetery
    • St. Luke's Memorial Garden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Cemetery
    • Brown Swamp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Brown Swamp Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Swamp Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Water Mill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Water Mill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Mill Cemetery
    • North End Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The North End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North End Cemetery
    • Lily Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lily Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
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    • Richard King Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Richard King Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
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    • Edwards Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards 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 Oakland Cemetery.

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

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 Oakland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Oakland Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #65499

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #959170  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959170 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sag Harbor
      • Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.9923217     Lon: -72.2945264
      • 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 New York's counties, including Suffolk, 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- Oakland 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.