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A visit to the Oakville Pioneer 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 Oakville Pioneer Cemetery ...

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

46.8323, -123.2230

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

The Oakville Pioneer Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County<2>.

The county seat for Grays Harbor County is located in Montesano. Montesano lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oakville Pioneer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakville Pioneer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Oakville Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Finnish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
  • Grand Mound Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Grand Mound Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound Cemetery
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oddfellow Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
  • Washington Lawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McCleary Pythian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Claquato Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Claquato Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato Cemetery
    • The Claquato Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76740 <5>
  • Elma Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elma Catholic Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Forest Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Cemetery is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Mills & Mills Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
      • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • McLane Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The McLane Cemetery is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
      • The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mud Bay Cemetery
    • Fern Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
    • Squaxin Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Squaxin Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaxin Cemetery
      • The Squaxin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kamilche Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2429548 <5>
    • Wynooche Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wynooche Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynooche Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakville Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Oakville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chehalis Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
  • Independence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Porter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Malone - Porter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
  • Grand Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Littlerock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Malone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Galvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fords Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
    • Doty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fayette is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Sine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
    • Centralia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <6>
    • Garden City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Adna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McCleary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Claquato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Claquato is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
    • Chehalis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucoda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • McCleary Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction

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 Oakville Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grays Harbor County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bucoda
  • Centralia
  • Chehalis
  • Elma
    • Elma lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Oakville Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • McCleary
  • Oakville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakville Pioneer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Grays Harbor 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 Oakville Pioneer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2605480  (Oakville Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2605480 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: Grays Harbor
      • Topo Map Name: Oakville
      • Location given for Oakville Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.8323274     Lon: -123.2229894
      • 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 Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, 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- Oakville Pioneer 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.