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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:   33.2135°   (33° 12' 48")

Lon:   -95.7789°   (-95° 46' 44")

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

The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Oakland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Delta County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosemound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosemound Cemetery is located in Hunt County
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Hunt County
  • Lindley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • New Klondike Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gough Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gough Cemetery is located in Delta County
  • Brigham Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brigham Cemetery is located in Hunt County
  • Sunny Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunny Point Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Long Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Scatter Branch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scatter Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scatter Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scatter Branch Cemetery is located in Hunt County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sulphur Springs City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Sonora Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Oak Cemetery is located in Hunt County
    • Aiguier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aiguier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aiguier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aiguier Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Hopkins Cemetery #1
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hopkins Cemetery #2
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hunt County
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Delta County

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]<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 Hopkins 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 #1343021  (Oakland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1343021 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: Cumby
    • County: Hopkins         Elev: 171
    • Location given for GNIS #1343021 (Oakland Cemetery)

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) 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: 33.2135, Longitude: -95.7789    
<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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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