A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
35.5906, -89.2681
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies just to the northeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosenwald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rosenwald Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenwald Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adas Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Haywood County Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Outlaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Outlaw Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaw Cemetery
- Scratchunder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scratchunder Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratchunder Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Brownsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10467 <5>
- Cobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Allens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Ko Ko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Hillville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Owl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Nutbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eurekaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Dancyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Johnsons Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Bells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Durhamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Mercer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Keeling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fayette Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Vildo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maury City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Brownsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296211 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296211 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownsville
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5906339 Lon: -89.2681245
- 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 Haywood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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. |