RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Montague County >> Oak Hill CemeteryIndex...

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:

33.6801, -97.8664

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 Montague County<2>.

The county seat for Montague County is located in Montague. Montague lies just to the east 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Queens Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Queens Park Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park Cemetery
  • Lindale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lindale Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tage Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tage Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tage Cemetery
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
  • Belcherville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Belcherville Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville Cemetery
  • Ringgold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellevue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1006873 <5>
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Bowie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6639 <5>
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
    • Brier Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Brier Creek Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek Cemetery
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Nocona Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbrier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
    • Prairie Branch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Benton Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
    • Molsbee Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Molsbee Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molsbee Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Bowie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bowie is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
  • Montague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Belcherville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Belcherville is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ringgold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nocona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Salona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
  • Fruitland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fleetwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Terral
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <6>
  • Dye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dye is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bonita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Hynds City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
    • Park Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Saint Jo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Forestburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluegrove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Joy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Hardy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Rowland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Oscar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Montague County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Montague 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 #1364288  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364288 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: Montague
      • Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buzzard Roost Knob
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6801036     Lon: -97.8664232
      • 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 Montague, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.