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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. 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery

Lat:   41.2427°   (41° 14' 33")

Lon:   -80.4981°   (-80° 29' 53")

The cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sharon.

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <6>
  • Sharon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
    • West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Clark
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
    • Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Middlesex
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middlesex
      • West Middlesex is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Middlesex <6>
    • Yankee Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Coalburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coalburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
      • Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coalburg
      • From the Oakwood Cemetery to Coalburg
    • Hartford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <6>
    • Orangeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sodom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
      • Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sodom
      • From the Oakwood Cemetery to Sodom
    • Maplewood Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
      • Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
    • Carbon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carbon
      • From the Oakwood Cemetery to Carbon
    • 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.

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 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1182853  (Oakwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1182853 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: Sharon East
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 299
    • Location given for GNIS #1182853 (Oakwood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1944296

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

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 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2427, Longitude: -80.4981    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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