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 #65506).
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:
42.7617, -73.6673
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Saint Peters Cemetery is directly southeast of the Oakwood Cemetery.
The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the south southwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oakwood Cemetery ...
The Oakwood Cemetery was:
Organized in 1848
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Schaick Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waterford Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Colman's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Basils Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mt. Ida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet Arsenal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Mt. Ida Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Jean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Jean Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jean Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Green Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sycaway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cohoes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasantdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Albia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wynantskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loudonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Defreestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poestenkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quackenkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roessleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Sand Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton Park
(8 miles [12.9 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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rensselaer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Clifton Park
- Cohoes
- Green Island
- Halfmoon
- Latham
- Loudonville
- Poestenkill
- Troy
- Troy lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Waterford
- Watervliet
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 New York:
- Pages specific to Rensselaer 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: #65506
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #959193 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959193 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: Rensselaer
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy North
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7639669 Lon: -73.6665067
- 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 Rensselaer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |