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A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #5705).

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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

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

31.9074, -98.5982

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Comanche. Comanche lies just to the south southwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.

Name Variations for Oakwood Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Oakwood Cemetery.

Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Comanche City Cemetery
  • Comanche / Oakwood Cemetery
  • Oak Wood Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
  • Pendergrass Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Whitney Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Cemetery
  • Ferrill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
  • Martins Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Martins Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Cemetery
  • Albin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Albin Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin Cemetery
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Copperas Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Luker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Luker Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Graham Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Graham Chapel Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Chapel Cemetery
    • Reid Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Reid Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
    • Baggett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Baggett Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggett Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Turkey Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #5705

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343039  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343039 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: Comanche
      • Est. Elev: 426 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Comanche
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9070912     Lon: -98.5981026
      • 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 Comanche, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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.