About Oaklawn Cemetery
Oaklawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas. It lies about 2.0 mi east of Jonesboro. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Thaddeus H. Caraway, Francis Cherry and Gordon Frierson. The nearest funeral home we know of is Roller-Farmers Union Funeral in Jonesboro, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Craighead County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jonesboro. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oaklawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 Spanish-American War veteran, 1 US representative, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Thaddeus H. Caraway1871-1931American politician
- Francis Cherry1908-1965Arkansas politician
- Gordon Frierson1872-1951American politician
- Marian Penix1924-1991American judge
- Roy Penix1891-1978American lawyer and politician
- Ruth Hughey1899-1980American literary scholar
- Charles Davis Frierson1877-1947American judge
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oaklawn 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
35.83441, -90.73786
What Oaklawn 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
- Woodlawn Oaklawn CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery0.0 mi
- Temple of Israel CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery0.1 mi
- Grace Memorial GardenJonesboro, ARMemorial park0.1 mi
- Mount Sinai CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery0.2 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery0.2 mi
- Straw Floor CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery0.3 mi
- Knights of Pythias CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery0.5 mi
- City Cemetery504 East Matthews Avenue, Jonesboro, ARMunicipal cemetery2.1 mi
- Kelly CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery2.8 mi
- Bishop CemeteryJonesboro, ARCemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Oaklawn Cemetery
- Roller-Farmers Union Funeral0.4 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 932-3531
- Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 935-5566
- Woodard Funeral Services2.0 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 802-0999
- Northeast Arkansas Monument Company2.7 miMonument dealer · Jonesboro · (870) 926-4006
- Emerson Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 935-4345
- Johnson Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Jonesboro · (870) 934-8454
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