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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:

38.8754, -77.1569

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 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Phillips Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Basil Halls Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Winslow - Whiting - Wilson Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Little Falls Presbyterian Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Birch - Payne Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • King David Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • National Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The National Memorial Park is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Memorial Park
  • Shelley Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Shelley Graveyard is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Graveyard
  • Mills Family Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Mills Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Graveyard
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ball Family Graveyard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Ball Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Graveyard
    • Donaldson Family Graveyard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Harrison Family Graveyard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wunder Family Graveyard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wunder Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunder Family Graveyard
    • Hicks Family Graveyard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hicks Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Family Graveyard
    • Calloway UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calloway UMC Cemetery is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway UMC Cemetery
      • The Calloway UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calloway Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439423 <4>
    • Pelham Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
    • Birch - Campbell Graveyard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch Family Graveyard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Birch Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Family Graveyard
    • Minor Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Minor Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Family Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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:

  • Seven Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Falls Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
  • Jefferson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Lake Barcroft
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
  • West Falls Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
  • Baileys Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckingham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Buckingham is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Brandon Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
  • Arlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Williamsburg Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Offutt Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
    • Annandale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolnia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
    • Arlington Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Lyon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Cherrydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Pimmit Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
    • Idylwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
    • Dunn Loring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Merrifield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairfax Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
    • McLean
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Langley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Langley is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Oakcrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
    • Colonial Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Tysons Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Salona Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village

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 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 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 #1479249  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479249 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
      • : Falls Church (city)
      • Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Falls Church
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.8753898     Lon: -77.1569244
      • 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 drawn 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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