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:
36.2734, -82.6213
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the east 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 32 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.
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Whisler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whisler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Keebler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Keebler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Washington College Station Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Washington College Station Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington College Station Cemetery
- The Washington College Station Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington College Cemetery
- Luther Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Luther Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Zion Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Earnests Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown - Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glaze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Glaze Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Cemetery
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenway Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18124 <5>
- Sevier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sevier Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier Cemetery
- Telford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Telford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- De Vault Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The De Vault Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Vault Cemetery
- Leesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
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:
- Mill Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Milburnton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Limestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowmantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Telford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Locust Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Jearoldstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Tusculum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Fall Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Baileyton
(12 miles [19.3 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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jonesborough
- Limestone
- Tusculum
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 Washington 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 #1321346 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321346 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 489 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leesburg
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2734373 Lon: -82.621262
- 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 Washington, 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' (or 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- 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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