A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Halifax County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
- The Aarons Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Scottsburg Cemetery
- Clover Cemetery
- The Clover Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Clover.
- The Clover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clovertown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49818 <2>
- Dan River Cemetery
- The Dan River Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Forks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50232 <2>
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Halifax Memorial Gardens
- Halifax Town Cemetery
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
- The Mt. Laurel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Laurel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Rodgers Chapel Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- The Peaceful Tabernacle Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
- Winns Creek Cemetery
- The Winns Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winns Creek 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]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aarons Creek
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Averett
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Banister Town
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Clarksville
- Clays Mill
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Clover
- Cluster Springs
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Halifax
- Henrico
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Jeffress
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Jones
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loftis
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Mayo
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Midway
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Nathalie
- Nelson
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Omega
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Orgainville
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Scottsburg
- Skipwith
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- South Boston
- Virgilina
- Westside Village
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Wylliesburg
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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
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 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471774 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471774 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scottsburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Oakland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |