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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.9797°   (39° 58' 46")

Lon:   -75.6212°   (-75° 37' 16")

The cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oaklands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.

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 .

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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Whitford is located in Chester County
  • West Goshen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
    • West Goshen is located in Chester County
  • Suburban Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Village
    • Suburban Village is located in Chester County
  • Coventry Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
    • Coventry Village is located in Chester County
  • Exton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exton
    • Exton is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exton <7>
  • Wawaset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wawaset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset
    • Wawaset is located in Chester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wawaset
    • From the Oaklands Cemetery to Wawaset
  • Downingtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
    • Downingtown is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <7>
  • Corinne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birmingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Chester County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
      • Seal is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seal
      • From the Oaklands Cemetery to Seal
    • Lionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green Lane Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
    • Bacton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bacton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacton
      • Bacton is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bacton
      • From the Oaklands Cemetery to Bacton
    • Malvern
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <7>
    • General Warren Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for General Warren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Warren Village
      • General Warren Village is located in Chester County
    • Mill Lane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorndale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
      • Thorndale is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <7>
    • Marlboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Lion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Chester County
    • Hamorton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Green Tree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County
    • 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.

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 Oaklands Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1193060  (Oaklands Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1193060 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: West Chester
    • County: Chester         Elev: 114
    • Location given for GNIS #1193060 (Oaklands Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45667

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oaklands Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9797, Longitude: -75.6212    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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