A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...
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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #45662).
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:
40.0239, -75.0992
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the southwest 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 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- Belvue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Belvue Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue Cemetery
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cedar Hills Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Har Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Redeemer Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Northwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Fairhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
- Palmer Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Burial Ground
- Montefiore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawnview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Frankford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oxford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Crescentville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCartersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Port Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wissinoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tacony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ryers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashmead Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Delair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayne Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Philadelphia 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 websites either 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 Philadelphia 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #45662
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182828 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182828 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: Philadelphia
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frankford
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0231675 Lon: -75.1004522
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |