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A visit to the Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Creek Cemetery:

43.2748, -123.2040

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Roseburg. Roseburg lies just to the west southwest of the Oak Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oak Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Livingston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
  • Wimberly Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wilbur Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilbur Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Cemetery
  • Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Boggess Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Boggess Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
  • Sutherlin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Sutherlin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery
  • Roseburg Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roseburg IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Otey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Otey Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Cemetery
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Roseburg National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Roseburg.
      • The Roseburg National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Roseburg Veterans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39362 <5>
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Reason - Reed Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Reason - Reed Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reason - Reed Cemetery
    • Hurst Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hurst Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Family Cemetery
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
    • Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries
      • The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
      • Oakland Masonic Cemetery
      • Old Town Cemetery
      • Old Town Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39224 <5>
    • La Brie Family Cemeteries
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Archambeaux Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Champaigne Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Glide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wilbur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Roseburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Idleyld Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fair Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Sutherlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Old Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Umpqua Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Umpqua Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Umpqua Village
  • Melrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Umpqua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lookingglass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
    • Winston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Isadore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Isadore is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Brockway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Myrtle Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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 Oak Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Oak Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Oak Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1132912  (Oak Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1132912 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Oak Creek Valley
      • County: Douglas
      • Elev: 214 (in feet)
      • Location given for Oak Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2748394     Lon: -123.2039556
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Douglas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Creek 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.