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A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   30.5671°   (30° 34' 1")

Lon:   -95.9422°   (-95° 56' 31")

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Grimes County<1>.

The county seat for Grimes County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies just to the south southwest of the Oakland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the Oakland Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Roans Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roans Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roans Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roans Prairie Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Shiro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiro Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Kennard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kennard Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Mason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • David Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The David Chapel Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Red Top Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Top Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Top Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Flock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Longstreet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bays Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bays Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Steele Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Grove Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Erwin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erwin Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Waller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waller Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Ross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Driscoll Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driscoll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driscoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Driscoll Cemetery is located in Walker County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Oakland Cemetery.

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

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grimes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland 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 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 Oakland Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1364304  (Oakland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1364304 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Roans Prairie
    • County: Grimes         Elev: 125
    • Location given for GNIS #1364304 (Oakland Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grimes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5671, Longitude: -95.9422    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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