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A visit to the Oakland United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Oakland UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland UMC Cemetery:

34.5393, -79.3648

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

The Oakland UMC Cemetery is located in Dillon County<2>.

The county seat for Dillon County is located in Dillon. Dillon lies just to the south of the Oakland UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oakland UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
  • Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Rowland Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
  • Leland Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Leland Grove Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove Cemetery
  • Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
  • McCayhan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McCayhan Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCayhan Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Ropers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Ropers Cemetery is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dillon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • McCormick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
    • Pee Dee Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentyre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Alford Cemetery is located in Dillon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Dillon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dillon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Old Hamilton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Old Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dillon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hamilton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Hamilton Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dillon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70920 <5>
    • Ayres Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ayres Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Oakland Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
  • Alfordsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
  • Little Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <6>
  • Minturn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Raemon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
  • Dillon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Elrod
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
  • Red Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • McDonald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Raynham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clio
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Clio is located in Marlboro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <6>
    • Hasty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Pembroke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <6>
    • Pates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
    • Red Banks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Banks is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
    • Alma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Maxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <6>
    • McColl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Latta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Floydale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <6>
    • Tatum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect

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 Oakland UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dillon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dillon
  • Fairmont
  • Latta
    • Latta lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oakland UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Maxton
  • McColl
  • Pembroke
  • Rowland

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 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 Oakland UMC 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 Oakland UMC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1964702  (Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964702 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: Dillon
    • Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Rowland
    • Location given for Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery:
    • Lat: 34.5393292     Lon: -79.3647669
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

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 South Carolina's counties, including Dillon, 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- Oakland UMC 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>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.