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A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...

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

45.9522, -92.3166

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

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Burnett County<2>.

The county seat for Burnett County is located in Grantsburg. Grantsburg lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oakland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Danbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Danbury Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Cemetery
  • Orange Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Orange Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Perida Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Perida Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perida Cemetery
  • Chelmo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chelmo Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmo Cemetery
  • Bluff Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bluff Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Lake Cemetery
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Swiss Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
  • Clam Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Clam Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake Cemetery
  • Viola Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Viola Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Lake Cemetery
  • Markville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Markville Cemetery is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markville Cemetery
  • Ogema Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ogema Cemetery is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lena Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lena Lake Cemetery is located in Pine County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Lake Cemetery
    • Big Sand Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Big Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sand Lake Cemetery
    • Sacred Hearts Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Hearts Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Hearts Cemetery
    • Peet Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Peet Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peet Cemetery
    • Karlsborg Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Karlsborg Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlsborg Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Native American Burial Grounds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Webb Lake Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Webb Lake Cemetery is located in Burnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.

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

  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Webb Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
  • Siren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Siren is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Hertel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hertel is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
  • Cloverton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cloverton is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
  • Duxbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Duxbury is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
  • Alpha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bashaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
  • Clam Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clam Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
  • Kingsdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
  • Cloverdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Grantsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Frederic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Frederic is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Spooner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Spooner is located in Washburn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
    • Shell Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
    • Moose Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
    • Atlas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Atlas is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Minong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Minong is located in Washburn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Earl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Earl is located in Washburn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl

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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burnett County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Askov
    • Askov lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Askov.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askov
  • Frederic
  • Grantsburg
  • Hertel
  • Luck
    • Luck lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luck.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
  • Minong
    • Minong lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minong.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
  • Sandstone
  • Shell Lake
  • Siren
    • Siren lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Siren.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
  • Spooner
  • Webster

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 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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Burnett 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 Oakland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1570703  (Oakland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570703 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: Burnett
      • Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Webster
      • Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9521672     Lon: -92.3165819
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Burnett, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland 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.