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A visit to the Oaklawn Memorial Park ...


The location of the Oaklawn Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Oaklawn Memorial Park ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Memorial Park

Lat:   29.2422°   (29° 14' 31")

Lon:   -96.3055°   (-96° 18' 19")

The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Wharton County<2>.

The county seat for Wharton County is located in Wharton. Wharton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oaklawn Memorial Park .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oaklawn Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wharton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oaklawn Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • El Campo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
      • El Campo is located in Wharton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <4>
    • Hillje
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • Pierce
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
    • Hahn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Glen Flora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Egypt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wharton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Danevang
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
      • Danevang is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <4>
    • Bonus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
    • Garwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
      • Garwood is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Boedecker Junction
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boedecker Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
        • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Lane City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
        • Lane City is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <4>
      • Hungerford
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Matthews
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
        • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Ganado
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
        • Ganado is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <4>
      • Provident City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
        • Provident City is located in Colorado County

    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 Oaklawn Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wharton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • El Campo
    • Ganado
    • Garwood
      • Garwood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garwood.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Garden of Memories
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden of Memories is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Hahn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hahn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hahn Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hahn Cemetery
    • St. Phillips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
    • Mackay Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mackay Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackay Cemetery
    • St. Procopius Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Procopius Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • The St. Procopius Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Procopius Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Procopius Cemetery
    • Nada Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nada Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nada Cemetery
    • Old Jerusalem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Camp Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Zion Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Zion Cemetery
    • Sandbridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Garwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garwood Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garwood Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Little Zion Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frazer Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Frazer Cemetery is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
      • Union Hill Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Garwood Methodist Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garwood Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garwood Methodist Cemetery is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garwood Methodist Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Brownson Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brownson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownson Cemetery
      • Assumption Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ganado Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • The Ganado Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganado Cemetery
      • Ganado Community Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

    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 Oaklawn Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364310  (Oaklawn Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #1364310 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: El Campo
      • County: Wharton         Elev: 35
      • Location given for GNIS #1364310 (Oaklawn Memorial Park)

    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 Wharton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oaklawn Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2422, Longitude: -96.3055       In this case, the coordinates for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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