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 #5707).
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:
32.3541, -95.3092
The Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tyler.
The cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the east southeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oakwood Cemetery ...
The Oakwood Cemetery was established in 1852.
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:
- Lallar's Cemetery
- City Cemetery
- Beth-El 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West View Cemetery (African-American)
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ahavath Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Universe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Universe Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universe Cemetery
- Beaird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson J Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hopewell Valley Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midway Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Dean Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meador Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Butler Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Butler Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Tyler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Noonday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- New Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Lindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hideaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Starrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sinclair City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Arp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Lindale
- Tyler
- Tyler lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Whitehouse
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smith 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: #5707
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343041 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343041 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tyler South
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3540377 Lon: -95.309396
- 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 Smith, 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 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. |