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A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Hill Cemetery (FG ID #51480).

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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:

38.2941, -77.4909

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fredericksburg National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
  • Fredericksburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Kurz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kurz Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurz Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Berea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Berea Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Pendleton Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Hulls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Hulls Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cemetery
    • Glen Haven Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Massaponax Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Massaponax Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax Cemetery
    • Second New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Second New Hope Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second New Hope Cemetery
    • Union Belle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Union Belle Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Belle Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak 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]<2> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.

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

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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51480

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479238  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479238 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
      • : Fredericksburg (city)
      • Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fredericksburg
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2937396     Lon: -77.491374
      • 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>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 from Point A (ie- Oak Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.