A visit to the Oakes 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 Oakes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakes Cemetery:
36.4454, -83.5999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the east northeast of the Oakes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Oakes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoemaker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Tazewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18497 <5>
- Shumaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
- Thompsons Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Laster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Laster Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laster Cemetery
- Irish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Irish Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
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- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Hyberry Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Greer's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Leabow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Leabow Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leabow Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Fultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fultz Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Tazewell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Head of Barren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Tazewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sandlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Goin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Big Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Raven Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Shawanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harrogate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Cumberland Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Stony Fork Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Joppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Yellow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
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 Oakes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oakes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Oakes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1305592 (Oakes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1305592 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tazewell
- Location given for Oakes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4453606 Lon: -83.5999085
- 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 Claiborne, 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- Oakes 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. |
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