A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #5681).
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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
32.7625, -96.7574
The Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
The cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies just to the west northwest of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oakland Cemetery ...
The Oakland Cemetery was established in 1891.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Cliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grove Hill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emanu-El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- W.W. Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Samuell - Crawford Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Land Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garvin Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cockrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Fivemile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fivemile Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Cemetery
- McCree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McCree Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCree Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Merrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Merrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Cemetery
- Crown Hill Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wheatland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sargent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Oak Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cockrell Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hutchins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Balch Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eagle Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Mesquite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kleberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Duncanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shamrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- DeSoto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Oakland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Duncanville
- Garland
- Grand Prairie
- Kleberg
- Lancaster
- Lisbon - Historic
- Richardson
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 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Oakland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #5681
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343020 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343020 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dallas
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7629074 Lon: -96.7575001
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland 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. |