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:
38.0288, -78.0117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies just to the southeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Grubbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Henson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
- Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Branch Fork Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Fork Cemetery
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]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louisa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trevilians
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Bells Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Green Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Medlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Cuckoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Meltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Holladay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Tabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Childs Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Danton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Kents Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Glenora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Madison Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gays ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Vulcan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Cobham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
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. The following communities are located in Louisa County.
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 begin with 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:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 #1494721 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494721 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisa
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0287504 Lon: -78.0116651
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Louisa, 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' 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 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. |
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