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A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...


The location of the Oakland Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   35.6145°   (35° 36' 52")

Lon:   -84.1913°   (-84° 11' 28")

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

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oakland Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Monroe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakland Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Trigonia
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
      • Trigonia is located in Loudon County
    • Vonore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
      • Vonore is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <4>
    • Morganton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
      • Morganton is located in Loudon County
    • Jena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Jena is located in Loudon County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
    • Greenback
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Centersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
      • Centersville is located in Loudon County
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
    • Kiser
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
      • Kiser is located in Blount County
    • Binfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
      • Binfield is located in Blount County
    • Big Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
      • Big Springs is located in Blount County
      • Big Springs has also been known as:
      • Cliff
    • Ballplay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
      • Ballplay is located in Monroe County
    • Friendsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Madisonville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
        • Madisonville is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
      • Loudon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Loudon City Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
        • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
      • Philadelphia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
        • Philadelphia is located in Loudon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
      • Belltown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
        • Belltown is located in Monroe County
      • Happy Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
        • Happy Valley is located in Blount County
      • Sixmile
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
        • Sixmile is located in Blount County
      • Lenoir City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Maryville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweetwater
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>

    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 Monroe County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Rollins Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rollins Cemetery is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollins Cemetery
    • Niles - McGhee Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles - McGhee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Niles - McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles - McGhee Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Morganton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morganton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morganton Cemetery is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morganton Cemetery
    • Toqua Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toqua Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toqua Cemetery
    • Toqua Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toqua Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toqua Cemetery
    • McGhee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGhee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGhee Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Tipton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tipton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tipton Cemetery is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tipton Cemetery
    • Wear Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wear Cemetery is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wear Cemetery
    • Vonore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vonore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vonore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vonore Cemetery
    • Vonore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vonore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vonore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vonore Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • McGhee Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGhee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGhee Cemetery
      • Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Blankenship Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Loudon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
      • Clemmer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clemmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clemmer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clemmer Cemetery
      • Howard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Henley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
      • Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williamsons Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
      • Crossroads Tabernacle Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #1642782  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1642782 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vonore
      • County: Monroe         Elev: 263
      • Location given for GNIS #1642782 (Oakland Cemetery)

    The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/

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

    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 Monroe, 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- ) 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: 35.6145, Longitude: -84.1913       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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