A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
39.0076, -83.6324
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in West Union. West Union lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Fenner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fenner Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Fairfax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairfax Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Walker #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker #1 Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker #1 Cemetery
- Walker #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker #2 Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker #2 Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery #2 is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery #2
- Fincastle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fincastle Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Leigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Leigh Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Leigh Cemetery
- Storer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Storer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Emerald
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Seaman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Tranquility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- May Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mowrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cherry Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Harshasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Ash Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Louden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- North Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Berrysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Sardinia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Elmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Hollowtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Arnheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Shackleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044057 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044057 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Tree Ridge
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0075681 Lon: -83.6324208
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, 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- 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> | 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. |
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