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:
44.4922, -92.2588
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 Pepin County<2>.
The county seat for Pepin County is located in Durand. Durand lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sabylund Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sabylund Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabylund Cemetery
- Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Episcopal Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Cemetery
- Villa Marie Academy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vining Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vining Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Valley Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Valley Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lund Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maiden Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maiden Rock Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- West Florence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The West Florence Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Florence Cemetery
- Corles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Corles Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corles Cemetery
- Free Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Free Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Wacouta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wacouta Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta Cemetery
- Wacouta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wacouta Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta Cemetery
- Wells Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wells Creek Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek Cemetery
- Old German Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pepin.
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Plum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88351 <5>
- Porcupine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Porcupine Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stockholm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Barry Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lund
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Frontenac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maiden Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Pepin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Reads Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Ella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Plum City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Maxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Wabasha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Bellechester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Red Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arkansaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Hager City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
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 Pepin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durand
- Kellogg
- Lake City
- Maiden Rock
- Pepin
- Plum City
- Reads Landing
- Red Wing
- Wabasha
- Zumbro Falls
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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Pepin 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 #1570701 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570701 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: Pepin
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake City
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4921899 Lon: -92.2587881
- 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 Pepin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
| <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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