A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #42490).
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:
40.9893, -84.5960
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies just to the south of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
Name Variations for Oakland 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.
Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blue Creek Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mohr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blue Creek Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Cemetery
- Duncard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncard Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncard Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Dealey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dealey Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dealey Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Apostolic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dix Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Cemetery
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snellenbarger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Snellenbarger Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellenbarger Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McNeal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hedges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hedges Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Scott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haviland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dague ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoaglin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Latty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Latty is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Convoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worstville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Van Wert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hedges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Payne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murat ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Brown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charloe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Convoy
- Grover Hill
- Paulding
- Payne
- Van Wert
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 Van Wert 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #42490
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044059 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044059 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scott
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9892154 Lon: -84.5949545
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, 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' (or point-to-point) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |