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:
39.9815, -75.6172
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 Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies just to the south southeast 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hicksite Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Green Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshallton UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Goshen Bible Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Immaculata Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Immaculata Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Cheyney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cheyney Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cheyney Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Haym Salomon Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer AME Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer AME Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer AME Cemetery
- The Ebenezer AME Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chester Valley AME Cemetery
- Valley Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351899 <5>
- Thornbury AME Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thornbury AME Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbury AME Cemetery
- Paoli Memorial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Edgewood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgewood Memorial Park is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Memorial Park
- Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #439190 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caswallen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caswallen is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswallen
- West Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fern Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fern Hill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- West Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Goshen is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
- Suburban Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suburban Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Village
- Whitford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
- Ship Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ship Road is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Road
- Sconnelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sconnelltown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconnelltown
- Coventry Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
- Exton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ackworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ackworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Wawaset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wawaset is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Downingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Seal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
- Lionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lane Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
- Mill Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Lane is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Lane
- Bacton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bacton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacton
- Corinne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinne is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- General Warren Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Pikeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Pikeland is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pikeland
- Thorndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chester Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anselma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anselma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselma
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Red Lion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Glen Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehorse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
- Duffryn Mawr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
- Green Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Lees
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lees is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
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 Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Downingtown
- Malvern
- West Chester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 #1182827 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182827 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Chester
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9814971 Lon: -75.6171565
- 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 Chester, 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 obstructions 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. |