A visit to the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens ...
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 Oak Forest Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens:
35.0045, -89.9790
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Forest Memorial Gardens is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Forest Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Phoenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Number 9 Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avery Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Avery Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463129 <5>
- Oakville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jeremiah Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Baron Hirsch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron Hirsch Cemetery
- Son of Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Son of Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Son of Zion Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Nesbit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nesbit Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit Cemetery
- Stateline Church of Christ
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Forest Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Southaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horn Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Capleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Aldens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Parkway Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nesbit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Southhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Binghampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Walls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <6>
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Bright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Hernando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
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 Oak Forest Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Forest Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Germantown
- Hernando
- Memphis
- Olive Branch
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 Oak Forest Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Oak Forest Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296052 (Oak Forest Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296052 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southeast Memphis
- Location given for Oak Forest Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 35.0045368 Lon: -89.9789794
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, 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- Oak Forest Memorial Gardens) 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. |