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 #5704).
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:
30.2766, -97.7265
The Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
The cemetery is located in Travis County<2>.
Adjacent to the Oakwood Cemetery and just to the east is the Oakwood Cemetery Annex.
The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies just to the west southwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oakwood Cemetery ...
The Oakwood Cemetery was established in 1839.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plummers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burdett Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Williamson Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill Cemetery
- Fiskville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fiskville Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskville Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Preece Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Preece Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preece Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decker Free Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Jones Cemeteries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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:
- Austin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- West Lake Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Sunset Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Del Valle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daffan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barton Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Tanglewood Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- San Leanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Onion Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Manchaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jollyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Carl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Creedmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Three Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wells Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
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 Travis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Manor
- Manor lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Travis 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: #5704
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343037 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343037 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: Travis
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Austin East
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.276875 Lon: -97.726116
- 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 Travis, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |