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A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...

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

40.7220, -79.5334

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

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<2>.

The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies just to the north of the Oakland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ukrainian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Ford City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Ford City Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City Cemetery
  • Shotts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Shotts Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotts Cemetery
  • Cowan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cowan Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
  • Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Leechburg.
    • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <5>
  • Porter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Highfield Cemetery
    • St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <5>
  • Shaeffer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
  • Murphys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Murphys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
    • St. Catherines Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shellhammer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McDonalds Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McDonalds Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Cemetery
    • Leechburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Kittanning Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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:

  • Neale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Neale is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
  • Tunnelville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
  • Rosston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosston is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
  • Lenape Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
  • West Ford City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
  • Ford City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • McVille
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • McVille is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • Manorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Manorville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Dog Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
  • Cochrans Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
  • Applewold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Applewold is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • West Kittanning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Aladdin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
    • Hyde Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kittanning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Slate Lick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
    • Bagdad
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • West Leechburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Leechburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Wick City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wick City is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
    • West Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • West Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
    • Walkchalk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
    • Vandergrift
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Vandergrift
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • North Apollo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Spring Church
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gosford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gosford is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford

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. The following communities are located in Armstrong County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland 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 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Armstrong 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1182830  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182830 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: Armstrong
      • Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leechburg
      • Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7220089     Lon: -79.5333782
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, 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 things 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>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.