A visit to the Oaklands 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 Oaklands Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oaklands Cemetery (FG ID #45667).
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 Oaklands Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklands Cemetery:
39.9797, -75.6212
The Oaklands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
The cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
Adjacent to the Oaklands Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Saint Agnes Cemetery.
The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies just to the south southeast of the Oaklands Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklands 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 Oaklands Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklands Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hicksite Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 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)
- 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)
- 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 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oaklands Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklands Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caswallen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fern Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
- 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
- Sconnelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Ship Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ship Road is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Road
- 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)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Downingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corinne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Lionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Bacton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- General Warren Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thorndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Hamorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- West Pikeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Pikeland is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pikeland
- Chester Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anselma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Oaklands Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklands 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Oaklands 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 Oaklands Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45667
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1193060 (Oaklands Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1193060 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: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Chester
- Location given for Oaklands Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9795526 Lon: -75.6216012
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Oaklands 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. |