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:
40.1562, -84.5036
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 Darke County<2>.
The county seat for Darke County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the west 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Coppess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coppess Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Cemetery
- Stelvideo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stelvideo Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo Cemetery
- Erisman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Erisman Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erisman Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Hartle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartle Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartle Cemetery
- Gettysburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gettysburg Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg Cemetery
- The Gettysburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cromer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185391 <5>
- Harris Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Creek Cemetery
- Old Harris Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beamsville Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Wakefield Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- East Zion Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Greenville Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bloomer Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stelvideo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Versailles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Dawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Abbottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Coletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Arcanum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pitsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rossburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Fort Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- North Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laura
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Osgood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Darke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ansonia
- Arcanum
- Bradford
- Covington
- Greenville
- Versailles
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 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Darke 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 #1806182 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806182 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: Darke
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawn
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1561599 Lon: -84.503563
- 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 Darke, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |