A visit to the White Oak 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 White Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Oak Cemetery:
38.8334, -83.3555
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Oak Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in West Union. West Union lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the White Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the White Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Cassel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cassel Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Scrub Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scrub Ridge Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge Cemetery
- The Scrub Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Burkitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkitt Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkitt Cemetery
- Vogler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vogler Family Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogler Family Cemetery
- Copas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Drake Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moores Chapel Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Chapel Cemetery
- Wamsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wamsley Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Aikens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aikens Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikens Cemetery
- Peach Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peach Mtn. Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Mtn. Cemetery
- Steam Furnace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Steam Furnace Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace Cemetery
- Vaughns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- The East Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lynx.
- The East Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132307 <5>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Mt. Unger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Unger Cemetery is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Unger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Moore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore was located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Blue Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lynx
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynx is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Dunkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkinsville is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Jaybird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jaybird is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Whippoorwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whippoorwill is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheat Ridge is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Squirrel Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Squirrel Town is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Otway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Youngs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes was located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rome is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Lombardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Harshasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harshasville is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Wrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Youngsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Pence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Arion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Tranquility
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is also located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Seaman
(13 miles [20.9 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 White Oak Cemetery. The following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 White Oak 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 White Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731219 (White Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731219 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: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Creek
- Location given for White Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.833406 Lon: -83.3554652
- 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 '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- White Oak 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. |