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:
42.5233, -88.7315
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 Walworth County<2>.
The county seat for Walworth County is located in Elkhorn. Elkhorn lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The South Grove Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Grove Cemetery
- North Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The North Sharon Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sharon Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Mt. Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Darien Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blaine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blaine Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
- Dullam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dullam Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dullam Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Tound Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tound Prairie Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tound Prairie Cemetery
- Big Foot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Big Foot Cemetery is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Cemetery
- Walworth Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Clinton Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Capron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chermung Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Chermung Cemetery is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chermung Cemetery
- Cobblestone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cobblestone Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Allens Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Darien
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Big Foot Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Walworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Delavan Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Big Foot Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Capron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harvard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Delavan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williams Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Tiffany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emerald Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Shopiere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Johnstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Zenda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Lake Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Johnstown Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
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 Walworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Capron
- Clinton
- Darien
- Delavan
- Harvard
- Sharon
- Williams Bay
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Walworth 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 #1570718 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570718 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: Walworth
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharon
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5233494 Lon: -88.7314929
- 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 Walworth, 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 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. |
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