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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 #65510)

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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.0305°   (43° 1' 49")

Lon:   -76.1351°   (-76° 8' 6")

The cemetery is located in Onondaga County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Syracuse.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies just to the north northwest of 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:

  • Morningside Cemetery

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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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.

  • Syracuse
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Nedrow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nedrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedrow
    • Nedrow is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nedrow <6>
  • De Witt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lyncourt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyncourt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
    • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
  • Jamesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Galeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
    • Galeville is located in Onondaga County
  • East Syracuse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Solvay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
    • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <6>
  • Mattydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Westvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westvale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
    • Westvale is located in Onondaga County
  • Sentinel Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lyndon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Fairmount
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cards Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Fayetteville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
    • Liverpool
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeland
      • From the Oakwood Cemetery to Lakeland
    • Minoa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <6>
    • North Syracuse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
      • Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Manlius
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Camillus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camillus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camillus
      • Camillus is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camillus <6>
    • Cardiff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • LaFayette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Log City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Watervale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Kirkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Seneca Knolls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County

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. The following communities are located in Onondaga 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 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

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 GNIS Records ...
  • GNIS ID #957680  (Morningside Cemetery (historical))
    • Note: GNIS record #957680 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: Syracuse West
    • County: Onondaga         Elev: 161
    • Location given for GNIS #957680 (Morningside Cemetery (historical))
  • GNIS ID #959194  (Oakwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #959194 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: Syracuse West
    • County: Onondaga         Elev: 167
    • Location given for GNIS #959194 (Oakwood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #65510

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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 Onondaga, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0305, Longitude: -76.1351    
<4>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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