A visit to the Oaks 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 Oaks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaks Cemetery:
36.3195, -83.9244
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oaks Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Maynardville. Maynardville lies just to the southeast of the Oaks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Oaks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bridges - Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Longmire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Longmire Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Albright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mossy Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Mossy Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lays Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lays Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Ousley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Loo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Victory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Flat Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Braden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Maynardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Demory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Paulette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Norris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Speedwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- LaFollette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <5>
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
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 Oaks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- LaFollette
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- Norris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oaks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Oaks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296201 (Oaks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296201 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Hollow
- Location given for Oaks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3195234 Lon: -83.9243604
- 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 Union, 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- Oaks 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |