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A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

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

38.0254, -78.4858

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<3>

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

  • University Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The University Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Cemetery
  • Monticello Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jefferson Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Jefferson Tomb is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Tomb
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Monticello Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Monticello Graveyard is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Graveyard
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chapman Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
  • Coles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
  • Moon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Slate Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Slate Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ash Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Ash Lawn Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Lawn Cemetery
    • Munday Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Munday Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
    • Barksdale Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    • Johnson Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405986 <4>
    • Wake Forest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
    • Mt. Eagle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Eagle Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eagle Cemetery
    • Magruder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Magruder Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Hildebrand Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Hildebrand Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

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

  • Belmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Charlottesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Locust Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Barracks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
  • Huntington Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
  • University Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Commonwealth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
  • Simeon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Rio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Ednam Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Shadwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
    • Eastham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Logan Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Keswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hollymead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Ivy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Woodridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Free Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
    • Earlysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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:
  • 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479248  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479248 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
      • : Charlottesville (city)
      • Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Charlottesville East
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0254172     Lon: -78.4858451
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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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