A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #1944296).
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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
41.2427, -80.4981
The Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sharon.
The cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oakwood Cemetery ...
The Oakwood Cemetery was:
Incorporated in 1866
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- America's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- St. Ann's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Slovak Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovak Cemetery
- Morefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Artherholt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Artherholt Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artherholt Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Hungarian RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Trinty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinty Cemetery
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 Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grove City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farrell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharpsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Masury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Middlesex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coalburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Paynes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burghill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Klines Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farrell
- Grove City
- Hubbard
- Sharon
- Sharpsville
- West Middlesex
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1944296
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182853 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182853 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharon East
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2420002 Lon: -80.4978482
- 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 Mercer, 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- Oakwood 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. |