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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:

30.3160, -95.4436

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 Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Conroe. Conroe lies just to the west southwest 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 22 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.

  • Conroe Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Conroe Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe Memorial Park
    • The Conroe Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Mims Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3014 <5>
  • Garden Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garden Park Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Sapp Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sapp Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Coplan Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Coplan Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplan Chapel Cemetery
  • Tamina Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Tamina Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamina Cemetery
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
  • Rabon Cartwright Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Vick Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Vick Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick Cemetery
  • Shepard Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Shepard Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Hill Cemetery
    • The Shepard Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Danville Shepard Hill Cemetery
    • Old Danville Cemetery
    • Old Danville Family Cemetery
    • Shepard Cemetery
    • Shephard Hill Cemetery
    • Sheperd Hill Cemetery
    • Shepperd Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6876 <5>
  • Calvary Road Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Road Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Road Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Road Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Willis.
    • The Calvary Road Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394994 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Keenan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Collier Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Collier Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
    • Security Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Security Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security Cemetery
    • Wood Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wood Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Wood Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437325 <5>
    • Scotts Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Yell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell Cemetery
    • Pate Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pate Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7811 <5>
    • Bonin Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bonin Family Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonin Family Cemetery
      • The Bonin Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bonin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2493 <5>
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Conroe
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <6>
  • Cut and Shoot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Panorama Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Willis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <6>
  • Woodloch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Grangerland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • The Woodlands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chateau Woods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
  • Oak Ridge North
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Porter Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Karen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Forest North
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • New Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hufsmith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elmina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • Montgomery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinehurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinewood Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • New Caney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Splendora
      (17 miles [27.4 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 #1343038  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343038 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: Montgomery
      • Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Conroe
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3160434     Lon: -95.443551
      • 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 Montgomery, 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 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.