A visit to the Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lawn Cemetery:
38.3913, -78.9637
The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the northeast of the Oak Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hernsberger / Wynant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dayton Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fishback Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverdale Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robert Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael's Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northern Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bank Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Click Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Byerly Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Early Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockingham County Alms House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blosser Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Crawford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coakley Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Ottobine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harrisonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Erection
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briery Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weyers Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Massanetta Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goods Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keezletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parnassus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montevideo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
- Mount Solon
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 Oak Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Oak Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471787 (Oaklawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471787 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 371 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater
- Location given for Oaklawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3915148 Lon: -78.963918
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oak Lawn 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. |