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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 #65498)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.9390°   (40° 56' 20")

Lon:   -73.8801°   (-73° 52' 48")

The cemetery is located in Westchester County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Yonkers.

Adjacent to the Oakland Cemetery and just to the north is the Saint Johns Cemetery.

The county seat for Westchester County is located in White Plains. White Plains lies just to the northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .

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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Westchester County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakland Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.

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

    • Bryn Mawr Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
      • Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
    • Yonkers
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
    • Riverdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bronxville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tuckahoe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hastings-on-Hudson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
    • Williams Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
    • Eastchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastchester <4>
    • Eastchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
    • Pelham Manor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Pelham
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
        • Pelham is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <4>
      • Greenville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Greenville is located in Westchester County
      • Englewood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
        • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
      • Inwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
        • Inwood is located in New York County
      • Palisades
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • New Rochelle
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Saint Josephs Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Josephs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
        • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Ardsley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardsley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
        • Ardsley is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <4>
      • Dobbs Ferry
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Ferry
        • Dobbs Ferry is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,919 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbs Ferry <4>
      • West Englewood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
        • West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Linwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Bronx
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
        • Bronx is located in Bronx County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
        • Bronx has also been known as:
        • Bronx
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
      • Larchmont
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Scarsdale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
        • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <4>
      • Tappan
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
        • Tappan is located in Rockland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <4>
      • Hartsdale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlands
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
        • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
      • Irvington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
        • Irvington is located in Westchester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
      • West Norwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
        • West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Westchester County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sherwood Park Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherwood Park Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Park Cemetery
    • Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Yonkers.
      • The St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437725 <1>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Bronx County
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66788 <1>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Westchester Hills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
    • Temple Israel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cooke Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooke Family Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Family Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Brookside Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
      • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beechwoods Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seacord Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seacord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seacord Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seacord Cemetery
      • Holy Mount Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Mount Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mount Cemetery
      • Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blessed Sacrament Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
      • Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery

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

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #959169  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #959169 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Yonkers
      • County: Westchester         Elev: 52
      • Location given for GNIS #959169 (Oakland Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #65498

    The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 Westchester, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9390, Longitude: -73.8801    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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