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A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #1348656)

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 Oakland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.9705°   (35° 58' 13")

Lon:   -88.9462°   (-88° 56' 46")

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.

The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the south southeast of the Oakland Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oakland Cemetery ...

The Oakland Cemetery was established in 1828.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Griers Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griers Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griers Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Bucksnort Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucksnort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucksnort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bucksnort Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Harpers Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpers Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harpers Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Vaughns Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughns Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughns Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughns Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Davidson Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davidson Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Keeley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keeley Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Dyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Holly Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • Poplar Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
    • New Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Gibson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.

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

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Bradford
  • Dyer
    • Dyer lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Greenfield
  • Humboldt
  • Milan
    • Milan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Rutherford
  • Trenton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Oakland 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 Cemetery:

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9705, Longitude: -88.9462    
<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 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.
<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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