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A visit to the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries ...

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 Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries (FG ID #39224)

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 Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries:

43.4383, -123.3042

The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Roseburg. Roseburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.

Name Variations for Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.

Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries has also been known as:

  • Oakland Masonic Cemetery
  • Old Town Oakland Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery

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 25 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries, with the nearest first:

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 Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries. The following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Drain
    • Drain lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drain.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
  • Oakland
    • Oakland lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Roseburg
    • Roseburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roseburg.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
  • Sutherlin
    • Sutherlin lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sutherlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
  • Yoncalla
    • Yoncalla lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yoncalla.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries:

  • 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 Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39224

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1159049  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1159049 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: Sutherlin
      • County: Douglas
      • Elev: 148 (in feet)
      • Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4373405     Lon: -123.3039666
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries) 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.