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:
36.0518, -83.4721
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies just to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Valley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Old Dandridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Dandridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dandridge Cemetery
- Jefferson County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Grahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grahl Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahl Cemetery
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Batch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Batch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Flat Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dandridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Piedmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Jefferson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Baneberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Wa-Ni Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Strawberry Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Bailey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Leadvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Boyds Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Sevierville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lyonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Peters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- East Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Carson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Wilsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Morristown
- New Market
- Sevierville
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 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 Jefferson 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 #1318703 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318703 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jefferson City
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0517566 Lon: -83.472115
- 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 Jefferson, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |