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A visit to the Oakes 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 Oakes Cemetery ...

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

32.5079, -95.7008

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

The Oakes Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<2>.

The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oakes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oakes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Van.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5057 <5>
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie Springs Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Springs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6161 <5>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • Galena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Galena Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
  • Pace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pace Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
  • Starr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Starr Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Starr Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276579 <5>
  • New Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
  • Jacob Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jacob Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Cemetery
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Bunkley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bunkley Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkley Cemetery
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
      • The Bowman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Village Creek Cemetery
    • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
    • Padgett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
    • Bratcher Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Asberry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Asberry Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
    • Edom Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Dover Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakes Cemetery.

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

  • Van
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Van is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
  • Ben Wheeler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Garden Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Tundra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
  • Edom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
  • Carroll
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Carroll is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
  • Grand Saline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fruitvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hideaway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Brownsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Myrtle Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Murchison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mineola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chandler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Leagueville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
    • Swan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Swan is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Alba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Oakes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Zandt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oakes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Van Zandt 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 Oakes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343011  (Oakes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343011 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: Van Zandt
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Van
      • Location given for Oakes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5079162     Lon: -95.7007967
      • 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 Van Zandt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakes 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.