A visit to the Oakland 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
35.3298, -88.2167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies just to the south southwest of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cawthon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cawthon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawthon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cawthon Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Saltillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10315 <5>
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Tarbet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tarbet Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbet Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Tall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tall Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Cemetery
- Yokum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Yokum Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokum Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whitelawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whitelawn Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelawn Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Turnbow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turnbow Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbow Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Liberty - Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aenon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Aenon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aenon Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Middle Bridge East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middle Bridge West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Old Russell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Russell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Saltillo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Saltillo Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Sibley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Saltillo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Crump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Dunbar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Enville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Scotts Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leapwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Pyburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Lowryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
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 Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
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 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1323888 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1323888 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hookers Bend
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3298003 Lon: -88.2167026
- 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 Hardin, 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 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> | 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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