About Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery
Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. It lies about 2.3 mi southeast of Mobile. The grounds sit at about 33 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Charlie Foxx. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 124154. The nearest other listed cemetery is Catholic Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest mortuary we know of is Azalea Lynaum Mortuary in Mobile, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 169 cemeteries we list in Mobile County, and 88 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Mobile County dates to 1848. 1 of the 169 listings in Mobile County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mobile. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Charlie Foxx1939-1998American singer, guitarist and songwriter
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Catholic Cemetery1700 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, Mobile, AL · est. 1848Catholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Austin CemeteryPrichard, ALCemetery0.4 mi
- Old Plateau CemeteryPlateau, ALCemetery1.5 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryPrichard, ALChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- Visitation Monastery CemeteryMobile, ALCemetery1.7 mi
- Green Mount CemeteryPrichard, ALCemetery1.7 mi
- Shiloh CemeteryPrichard, ALCemetery2.2 mi
- Spanish Burial GroundsMobile, ALCemetery2.4 mi
- Church Street CemeteryMobile, ALChristian cemetery2.4 mi
- 1Mobile, ALCemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery
- Azalea Lynaum Mortuary1.4 miMortuary · Mobile · (251) 438-4779
- Metropolitan Funeral Directors1.7 miFuneral home · Mobile · (251) 479-2300
- Hodge's Chapel LLC.1.7 miFuneral home · Mobile
- Johnson-Allen Mortuary1.8 miMortuary · Mobile
- Lovetts Funeral Chapel2.0 miFuneral chapel · Mobile · (251) 433-5302
- Memorial Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Mobile · (251) 457-6440
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Frequently asked questions
Is Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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