A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #88625).
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:
42.5076, -89.0184
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
- Bamblett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bamblett Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamblett Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clinton Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Afton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Newark Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- Shirland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Scotch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Scotch Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton 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:
- Beloit
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Beloit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shopiere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shirland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Machesney Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loves Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Emerald Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wempletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Footville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Clinton
- Footville
- Janesville
- Loves Park
- Orfordville
- Rockton
- Sharon
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 Rock 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #88625
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1570717 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570717 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beloit
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5072373 Lon: -89.0192763
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |