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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:

30.7274, -95.5416

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 Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the 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 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • South Side Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The South Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
  • Prison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Prison Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
  • Grant Colony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Grant Colony Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Colony Cemetery
  • Hume Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hume Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
  • Martha Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Martha Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Chapel Cemetery
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
  • Cline Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cline Prairie Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Prairie Cemetery
  • Petree Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Petree Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petree Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petree Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Huntsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5965 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Dodge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Dodge Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
    • Cincinnati Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati Cemetery
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gourd Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gourd Creek Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Creek Cemetery
    • Boswell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boswell Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Huntsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Barado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barado is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • Dodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Riverside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Elmina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Elmina is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
  • New Waverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakhurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wesley Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Kittrell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Trinity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mill Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Point Blank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Willis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Evergreen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Laurel Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Shiro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Richards
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlisle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle

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 Walker 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Walker 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 #1382416  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382416 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: Walker
      • Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Huntsville
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.727415     Lon: -95.5416102
      • 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 Walker, 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 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>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.