A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #51502)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery
Lat: 36.7563° (36° 45' 22")
Lon: -77.8586° (-77° 51' 30")
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Brunswick County<2>.
The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the east of the Oakwood Cemetery .
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 professional and volunteer 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Brunswick County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrenceville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ezell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Edgerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Gholsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Powellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Ante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ante have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Totaro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totaro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Brokenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Brodnax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Callaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Radium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
- Gasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lochleven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- South Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
- Henrico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Henrico is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrico <4>
- Hagood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- McKenney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Opie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brunswick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flournoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flournoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flournoy Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flournoy Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
- Ruffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ruffin Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffin Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawlings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawlings Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
- Orgain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orgain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Orgain Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orgain Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Perkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perkinson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkinson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- John Jackson Wesson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The John Jackson Wesson Family Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- The John Jackson Wesson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wesson Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Jackson Wesson Family Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Archer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Archer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archer Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughan Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
- Sculthorp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sculthorp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sculthorp Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sculthorp Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
- Raney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Raney Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raney Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471798 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1471798 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Lawrenceville
- County: Brunswick Elev: 64
- Location given for GNIS #1471798 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #51502
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Brunswick, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7563, Longitude: -77.8586 |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |