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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Cemetery (FG ID #45637)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3222°   (40° 19' 19")

Lon:   -78.8946°   (-78° 53' 40")

The cemetery is located in Cambria County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Daisytown.

The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oak Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oak Cemetery ...

The Oak Cemetery was established in 1895.

Established in 1895

Incorporated in 1925

Name Variations for Oak 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.

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 Oak Cemetery.

Oak Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Cover Cemetery
  • Singer Cemetery
  • Singer Hill 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.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Cambria County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oak Cemetery.

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

    • Daisytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
      • Daisytown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Lorain
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
      • Lorain is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Franklin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • East Conemaugh
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
      • East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Johnstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Southmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Ferndale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <5>
    • Belmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Cambria County
    • Geistown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
      • Geistown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Cambria City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
      • Cambria City is located in Cambria County
    • Brownstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Lilly
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
        • Lilly is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
      • Westmont
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
        • Westmont is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
      • Elim
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
        • Elim is located in Cambria County
      • Tire Hill
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
        • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • West Point
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
        • West Point is located in Cambria County
      • Scalp Level
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
        • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Cassandra
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassandra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
        • Cassandra is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Mineral Point
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
        • Mineral Point is located in Cambria County
      • Davidsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
        • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <5>
      • Paint
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
        • Paint is located in Somerset County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Windber
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Michael
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
        • Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
      • Wilmore
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
        • Wilmore is located in Cambria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <5>
      • South Fork
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vinco
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
        • Vinco is located in Cambria County

    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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cambria County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Oak Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Petka Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Petka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Petka Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Petka Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44948 <1>
    • Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Sandyvale Memorial Gardens is located in Cambria County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandyvale Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
      • The Sandyvale Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Sandyvale Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973537 <1>
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • St. Columbas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Columbas Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Columbas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
      • The St. Columbas Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lower Yoda Cemetery
      • Lower Yoder Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbas Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46014 <1>
    • St. Casmirs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casmirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Casmirs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casmirs Cemetery
    • Berkley Hills Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berkley Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berkley Hills Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berkley Hills Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Headrick Union Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Benshoff Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Benshoff Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benshoff Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Johnstown.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benshoff Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44371 <1>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
        • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Mary's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46157 <1>
      • Hungarian Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hungarian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hungarian Cemetery
      • St. Rochus Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Rochus Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rochus Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Johnstown.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rochus Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46252 <1>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • St. Stephens Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • St. Theresa Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
      • St. Francis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Richland Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Richland Cemetery is located in Cambria County
        • The Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Weaver Mennonite Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45872 <1>

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

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1182729  (Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1182729 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Johnstown
      • County: Cambria         Elev: 550
      • Location given for GNIS #1182729 (Oak Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45637

    The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3222, Longitude: -78.8946    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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