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:
45.1772, -92.5480
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 Saint Croix County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Croix County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies 17 miles [27.4 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.
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wagon Landing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- El Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The El Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Salem Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elim Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Memorial Park is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Park
- North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The North Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Elim Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scandia (MN).
- Be careful, some people have confused the North Elim Lutheran Cemetery with the Oakland Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82211 <5>
- Elim Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The South Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Scandia (MN).
- Be careful, some people have confused the South Elim Lutheran Cemetery with the Oakland Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82208 <5>
- Amery Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Star Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- New Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Horse Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Erin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Deronda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Otisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burkhardt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Amery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Dresser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Scandia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Stillwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Oak Park Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
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 Saint Croix County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amery
- Baldwin
- Bayport
- Clear Lake
- Hammond
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
- New Richmond
- Saint Croix Falls
- Somerset
- Star Prairie
- Stillwater
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 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Saint Croix 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 #1581690 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1581690 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: St. Croix
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Richmond North
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.1771875 Lon: -92.5479764
- 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 Saint Croix, 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- 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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