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A visit to the White Oak 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 White Oak Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Oak 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 White Oak Cemetery

Lat:   40.9573°   (40° 57' 26")

Lon:   -79.7006°   (-79° 42' 2")

The White Oak Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in Butler. Butler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the White Oak Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the White Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • St. Eusebius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Eusebius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Eusebius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Eusebius Cemetery is located in Clarion County
  • Shakley Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shakley Family Cemetery
    • The Shakley Family Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • The Shakley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shakley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46318 <5>
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Clarion County
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dutch Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195215 <5>
  • Gruenwalt Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruenwalt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruenwalt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gruenwalt Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lawnhaven Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawnhaven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawnhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawnhaven Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • B'nai Abraham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
      • The Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Frenchs Corners.
      • The Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brush Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150281 <5>
    • West Sunbury Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sunbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sunbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Sunbury Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <5>
    • North Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • North Side Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Side Cemetery
      • The North Side Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Northside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <5>
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Croyle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Croyle Cemetery is located in Armstrong County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Kepples Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
    • Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
  • Chicora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Chicora is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <6>
  • Karns City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kaylor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
    • Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
  • Millerstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
    • Millerstown is located in Butler County
  • Petrolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
    • Petrolia is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • East Brady
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
    • East Brady is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <6>
  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
  • Bradys Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
    • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
  • Queenstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Queenstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
  • Fredericksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
  • North Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
    • North Oakland is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saint Joe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Joe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
      • Saint Joe is located in Butler County
    • Phillipston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phillipston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
    • Fenelton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Laird Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
      • Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
    • Catfish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catfish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
      • Catfish is located in Clarion County
    • Greece City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greece City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
      • Greece City is located in Butler County
    • Bruin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Bruin is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Cowansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowansville
      • Cowansville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowansville <6>
    • Wattersonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
      • Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
    • Hooker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Butler County
    • Worthington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Butler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butler
      • East Butler is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Butler <6>
    • Shadyside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
      • Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
      • Shadyside Village has also been known as:
      • Buffalo Creek
      • Yellow Dog Village
    • Rimer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rimer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
      • Rimer is located in Armstrong County
    • Bela
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bela. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
      • Bela is located in Clarion County
    • Parker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <6>

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 White Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Oak 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 helpful 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 White Oak 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 White Oak Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1191295  (White Oak Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1191295 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: Chicora
    • County: Butler         Elev: 429
    • Location given for GNIS #1191295 (White Oak Cemetery)

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.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 Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 White Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9573, Longitude: -79.7006       In this case, the coordinates for the White Oak 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>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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