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A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:

33.8504, -95.4797

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.

The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Durant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Durant Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
  • Grant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chicota.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1292756 <5>
  • Newbether Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Newbether Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbether Cemetery
  • Casey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Casey Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
  • Corn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Corn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Sweet Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sweet Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill Cemetery
  • Sikes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sikes Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oaks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oaks Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
    • Missionary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Missionary Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Cemetery
    • Springs Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Springs Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Chapel Cemetery
    • Crosley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Crosley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosley Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • New Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Reid Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Reid Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
    • McEwin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The McEwin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwin Cemetery
    • Restlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Everidge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Everidge Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everidge Cemetery
    • Shoat Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Shoat Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoat Springs 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 Oak Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Midcity
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Midcity is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
    • Midcity has also been known as:
    • Trout Spur
    • Trout
  • Arthur City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Powderly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
  • Chicota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Novice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
  • Hinckley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amherst is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Razor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Razor is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
  • Caviness
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caviness is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
  • Pin Hook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Frogville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
    • Hugo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <6>
    • Reno
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Sun Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sumner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Paris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kanawha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Sawyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <6>
    • Garretts Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
    • Belk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Sylvan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Blossom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Addielou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou

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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Blossom
  • Camp Maxey - Historic
  • Hugo
    • Hugo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hugo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Paris
    • Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Sawyer
    • Sawyer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer

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 professional and volunteer 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lamar 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364289  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364289 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: Lamar
      • Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Slate Shoals
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.850383     Lon: -95.4796793
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Lamar, 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- Oak Hill 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.