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:
35.6145, -84.1913
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Niles - McGhee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morganton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morganton Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton Cemetery
- Toqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Toqua Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua Cemetery
- Toqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Toqua Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua Cemetery
- McGhee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Wear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wear Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Cemetery
- Vonore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vonore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore Cemetery
- Vonore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vonore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McGhee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19619 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Clemmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clemmer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmer Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Vonore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Jena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brick Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Centersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Kiser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Binfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Acorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Chilhowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Happy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Monroe 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 #1642782 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642782 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vonore
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6145234 Lon: -84.1913032
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |