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:
40.6134, -79.1686
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 Indiana County<2>.
The county seat for Indiana County is located in Indiana. Indiana lies just to the northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
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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.
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards of Clairvoux Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45990 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smathers Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers Cemetery
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cherryhill Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryhill Cemetery
- Speedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Speedy Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedy Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crooked Creek Church Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crooked Creek Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Chambersville.
- McIntire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- Kunkle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kunkle Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle Cemetery
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <5>
- Frye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Beyer.
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brush Valley Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley Cemetery
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rich Hill Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Cemetery
- Sample Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sample Run Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Old Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Ben Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Indiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shado-Wood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
- Chevy Chase Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Lucerne Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
- Aultman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Smathers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Homer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Waterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Parkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Coral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Gilpin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Kimmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Shelocta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Josephine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Penn Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tanoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Kintersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kintersburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintersburg
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Black Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Palmertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Littletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Suncliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Clymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- West Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
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 Indiana 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Indiana 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 #1182829 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182829 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: Indiana
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indiana
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6133996 Lon: -79.1686464
- 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 Indiana, 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 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |