A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Hill Cemetery (FG ID #104160).
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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
42.7713, -73.2351
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oak Hill Cemetery ...
The Oak Hill Cemetery was established in 1872.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lovett Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pownal Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgar Rathburn Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland - J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333360 <1>
- Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Thompson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn - Ell Card Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Pownal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Towsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Williams College Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- The Potter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eunice Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997636 <1>
- Paddock - Peckham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Blackinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Downs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Bushnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter Hill Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pownal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Pownal Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greylock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stamford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Bennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Bennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Hoosick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Paper Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Potter Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zylonite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosick Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Berlin
- Grafton
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
- North Adams
- Williamstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Bennington 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104160
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1461239 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1461239 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: Bennington
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pownal
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.771746 Lon: -73.2351082
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Vermont's counties, including Bennington, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |