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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
35.9705, -88.9462
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Griers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bucksnort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bucksnort Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harpers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Vaughns Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Keeley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Keeley Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeley Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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:
- Trenton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brazil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gadsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sitka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Way
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goat City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Tilghman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windy City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tigrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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
- 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 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Oakland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1348656
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |