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:
40.9106, -82.7824
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 Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Bucyrus. Bucyrus lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the 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 21 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.
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Goodwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Biddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- Dapper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dapper Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dapper Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Swaab Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Swaab Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaab Cemetery
- Brenner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brenner Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner Cemetery
- Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Luke Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Cemetery
- Shelby - Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Trauger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trauger Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trauger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trauger Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Plymouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242120 <5>
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] of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tiro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Forest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- New Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Celeryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Chatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Carrothers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Coble Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ganges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maybee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Delphi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Broken Sword
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
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 Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attica
- Bucyrus
- Crestline
- Galion
- New Washington
- Shelby
- Shiloh
- Tiro
- Tiro lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tiro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiro
- Willard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Crawford 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 #1044058 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044058 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Washington
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9106121 Lon: -82.7824028
- 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 Crawford, 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 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |