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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 ...

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

37.0338, -76.3288

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Oakland Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Lincoln Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
  • Basset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Basset Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Hampton National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Hampton National Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109413 <4>
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Carver Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carver Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Pleasant Shade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant Shade Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Shade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Newport News.
    • The Pleasant Shade Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51692 <4>
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Newport News.
    • The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50456 <4>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Western Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Western Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Maney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Maney Cemetery is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
    • Carys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carys Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Cemetery
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
    • Hopson Gravesite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hopson Gravesite is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Gravesite
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakland Cemetery.

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

  • Phoebus
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
  • Hampton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Buckroe Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
  • Chapel Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
  • Pine Chapel Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
  • Aberdeen Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
  • Greenwood Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
  • Newgate Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Poquoson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
  • Hilton Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Sussex
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Monticello Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Bernard Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
    • Yorkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorkville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Newport News
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dare
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Red Hill Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Rescue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Alantic City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Norfolk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burtons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
    • Portsmouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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 .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland 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 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 Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479242  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479242 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
      • : Hampton (city)
      • Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hampton
      • Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0337574     Lon: -76.3288322
      • 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>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- Oakland 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>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.
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