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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:

42.6395, -87.8745

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 Kenosha County<2>.

The county seat for Kenosha County is located in Kenosha. Kenosha lies just to the southeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Casimirs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
  • B'nai Zek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The B'nai Zek Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Zek Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • Sylvania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
  • West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Paris Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
  • Vale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vale Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Greenridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Kenosha County Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mound Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
      • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Kinzie Ave. Cemetery
      • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88173 <5>
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87662 <5>
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jewish Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Jewish Memorial Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Memorial Cemetery
      • The Jewish Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997253 <5>
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bristol - Paris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bristol Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Bristol Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

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

  • Sturtevant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sturtevant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
  • Kenosha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Elmwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
  • Racine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Racine is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Woodworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Franksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • North Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bay is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Union Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Union Grove is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
  • Paris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Paris is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Bristol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fossland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
    • Fossland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fossland is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
    • Russell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Caledonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Caledonia is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
    • Winthrop Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wind Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wind Point is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Brighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Paddock Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Salem Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
      • Former names for Salem Lakes:
      • Salem
      • Silver Lake
    • Lake Shangrila
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
    • Beach Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Zion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <6>
    • Raymond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Raymond is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Eagle Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake

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 Kenosha County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Kenosha 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 #1570724  (Oakwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570724 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: Kenosha
      • Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Racine South
      • Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6394641     Lon: -87.8745215
      • 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 Kenosha, 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.