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A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   41.4795°   (41° 28' 46")

Lon:   -79.9481°   (-79° 56' 53")

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.

The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the southeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peters Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Millcreek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Millcreek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millcreek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millcreek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Millcreek Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Cochranton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Milledgeville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New Lebanon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44879 <5>
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Brawley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Old Sandy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sandy Cemetery
      • The Old Sandy Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Rocky Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rocky Springs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Springs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Sandy Lake.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45908 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Kiser Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiser Hill Cemetery
      • The Kiser Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Peterson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Lamey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lamey Cemetery is located in Venango County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Utica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Deckard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
    • Deckard is located in Crawford County
  • Cooperstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Sugarcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Wilson Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
    • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
  • Cochranton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
    • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <7>
  • Milledgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
  • Nicklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
    • Nicklin is located in Venango County
  • New Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Polk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Uniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Black Ash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
      • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
    • Frenchtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frenchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
      • Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
    • New Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
      • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
    • Fauncetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
      • Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
    • Guys Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
      • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <7>
    • Sandy Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
    • Wayland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Crawford County
    • Sheakleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Clarks Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
      • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
    • Coal City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Venango County
    • Woodland Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
      • Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
    • Siverly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
      • Siverly is located in Venango County
    • Oil City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • McClintock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClintock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
    • Rouseville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
      • Rouseville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <7>
    • Rynd Farm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rynd Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
    • Petroleum Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
      • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County

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 Venango 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 first visit 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 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 #1199245  (Oakwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1199245 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: Utica
    • County: Venango         Elev: 391
    • Location given for GNIS #1199245 (Oakwood Cemetery)

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, 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 Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4795, Longitude: -79.9481       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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