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A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Hill Cemetery (FG ID #1996538)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   47.2094°   (47° 12' 33")

Lon:   -122.4778°   (-122° 28' 40")

The Oakwood Hill Cemetery is located in Pierce County<2>.

Adjacent to the Oakwood Hill Cemetery and just to the north is the Tacoma Cemetery.

The county seat for Pierce County is located in Tacoma. Tacoma lies just to the north northeast of the Oakwood Hill Cemetery .

Name Variations for Oakwood Hill Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Oakwood Hill Cemetery.

Oakwood Hill Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Oak Wood Hill Cemetery
  • Prairie Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
  • Oak Wood Cemetery
  • Prairie Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Pierce County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakwood Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Fircrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
      • Clover Park is located in Pierce County
    • Tacoma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • University Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Parkland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Pierce County
    • Lake City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Pierce County
    • Waller
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Pierce County
    • Fife
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
    • Steilacoom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillicum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum
      • Tillicum is located in Pierce County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Ruston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
        • Ruston is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Summit
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Summit is located in Pierce County
      • Gardenville ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
        • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
      • Spanaway
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Firwood ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
        • Firwood is located in Pierce County
      • Northeast Tacoma
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
        • Northeast Tacoma is located in Pierce County
      • Dash Point
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
        • Dash Point is located in Pierce County
      • Fox Island
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Puyallup
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Milton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cromwell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
        • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
      • Gertrude
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
        • Gertrude is located in Pierce County
      • Tahlequah
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
        • Tahlequah is located in King County

    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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pierce County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakwood Hill Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Old Pioneer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Old Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Old Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rigney Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76727 <1>
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Tacoma Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Byrd Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Lakewood.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984799 <1>
    • Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery is located in Lakewood.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
    • Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cushman Cemetery
      • Indian Mission Cemetery
      • Puyallup Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Settlers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gravelly Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
    • Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fox Island Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Firwood Indian Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Georges Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Georges Cemetery is located in King County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georges Cemetery
      • Gethsemane Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in King County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
      • Cromwell Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Cromwell Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • The Cromwell Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hales Passage Cemetery
        • Hales Passage Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cromwell Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259125 <1>
      • Spanaway Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Fir Lane Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodbine Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • The Woodbine Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Puyallup Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery

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

    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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1507133  (Oak Wood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1507133 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tacoma South
      • County: Pierce         Elev: 93
      • Location given for GNIS #1507133 (Oak Wood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1996538

    The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

    The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

    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 Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakwood Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2094, Longitude: -122.4778    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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