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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 ...

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

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

Lat:   32.5674°   (32° 34' 2")

Lon:   -95.7600°   (-95° 45' 36")

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

The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies just to the west of the Oakland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Starr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
    • The Starr Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Starr Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276579 <5>
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Bratcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bratcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bratcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Oakes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Pace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pace Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Haven of Memories Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven of Memories Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haven of Memories Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Springs Cemetery
    • The Prairie Springs Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • 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 northwest of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6161 <5>
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    • The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • 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 northeast of Van.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5057 <5>
  • Cox Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
  • Padgett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
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    • Woodside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Rodgers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Barrett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • High Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Galena Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
      • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Bowman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Village Creek Cemetery
    • Erwin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erwin Cemetery
      • The Erwin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erwin Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Grand Saline.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368789 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.

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

  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
  • Van
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Van is located in Van Zandt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
  • Grand Saline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fruitvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ben Wheeler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wheeler
    • Ben Wheeler is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Wheeler <6>
  • Tundra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
    • Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
  • Jamestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
  • Edgewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
  • Edom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
  • Carroll
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Carroll is located in Smith County
  • Golden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Wood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mineola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wills Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hideaway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
      • Hideaway is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
    • Prairieville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
    • Murchison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murchison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
      • Murchison is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murchison <6>
    • Brownsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsboro <6>
    • Flats
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
      • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Emory
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 #1343018  (Oakland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1343018 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: Canton
    • County: Van Zandt         Elev: 153
    • Location given for GNIS #1343018 (Oakland Cemetery)

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

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 32.5674, Longitude: -95.7600       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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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