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:
43.0426, -72.6701
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.
The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies just to the south of the Oakwood Cemetery .
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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holland - Brigham - Bixby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taft Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Cemetery
- Sanderson Burial Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanderson Burial Plot is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Burial Plot
- Round Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fessenden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fessenden Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden Cemetery
- East Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wardsboro Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wardsboro Road Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro Road Cemetery
- Newfane Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perry Family - Radway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole - Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole - Brown Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole - Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Wiswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiswell Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiswell Cemetery
- East Jamaica Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The East Jamaica Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jamaica Cemetery
- Newfane Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newfane Hill Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfane Hill Cemetery
- Ezequelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ezequelle Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezequelle Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Sawtell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sawtell Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtell Cemetery
- Willson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willson Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- Dipping Hole - West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Acton Cemetery is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Harmonyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmonyville is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
- Townshend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Townshend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Townshend is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Townshend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newfane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newfane is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
- South Wardsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Wardsboro is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wardsboro
- Williamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Windham is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Westminster West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westminster West is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Jamaica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wardsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wardsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wardsboro is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Putney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putney is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Jamaica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Goose City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goose City is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
- West Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dummerston is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westminster is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Podunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Podunk is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windham is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Dummerston is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Cambridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridgeport is also located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Wardsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Windham 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921098 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921098 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: Windham
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Townshend
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0425793 Lon: -72.6700932
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Windham, 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 from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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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