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A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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:

33.2112, -97.1225

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

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

The county seat for Denton County is located in Denton. Denton lies just to the west northwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roselawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roselawn Memorial Park is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roselawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Denton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6476 <5>
  • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Argyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Argyle Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle Cemetery
  • Trietsch Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Krum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Krum Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Cemetery
  • Swisher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Swisher Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Chinn Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Sanger Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger Cemetery
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black Jack Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Davis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Old Hall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Elm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
    • Akain Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Akain Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akain Cemetery
    • Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Justin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1837920 <5>
    • Martin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knox Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
    • Stony Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Stony Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Cemetery
    • Ritter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ritter Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Tyson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Tyson Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

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

  • Quakertown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quakertown is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Denton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Corinth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Argyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Dallas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Krum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <6>
  • Copper Canyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lincoln Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Corral City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Bartonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Providence Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Krugerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Ponder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Double Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Aubrey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • DISH
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Northlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Little Elm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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. The following communities are located in Denton 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 start with 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Denton 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343046  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343046 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: Denton
      • Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Denton East
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.2112302     Lon: -97.1225123
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Denton, 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 things 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>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.