A visit to the Oaklawn Memorial 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 Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery:
35.9443, -85.5113
The Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery is located in White County<1>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the east southeast of the Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willhite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hutson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Connor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The O'Connor Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sparta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Darkey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Drop ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quebeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cummingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Bone Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Campaign
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Spencer
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 Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296192 (Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296192 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: White
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cassville
- Location given for Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9445093 Lon: -85.5113659
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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