A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
44.4458, -90.8388
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Black River Falls. Black River Falls lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Houghtonburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Houghtonburg Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghtonburg Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Mentor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mentor Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- West Garden Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pole Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pole Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Grove Cemetery
- Decorah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Decorah Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah Cemetery
- Komensky Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Komensky Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Columbia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Smallpox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Smallpox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallpox Cemetery
- Trinity Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Rest Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dells Dam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Dells Dam Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Dam Cemetery
- Diphtheria Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Diphtheria Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diphtheria Cemetery
- Sechlerville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sechlerville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Merrillan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Alma Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Humbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Hixton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Black River Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Fairchild
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Neillsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Levis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Globe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hay Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Lynxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Pray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Requa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Pigeon Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Millston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lapham Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Granton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Osseo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Blair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma Center
- Augusta
- Black River Falls
- Fairchild
- Granton
- Humbird
- Merrillan
- Neillsville
- Osseo
- Osseo lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osseo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Taylor
- Willard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1845488 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1845488 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Merrillan
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4457952 Lon: -90.8387559
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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. |