About Oaklawn Cemetery
Oaklawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. The grounds sit at about 23 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Henry L. Mitchell, John Perry Wall and Charlie Wall. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 288017. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodlawn Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ray Williams Funeral Home in Tampa, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 56 cemeteries we list in Hillsborough County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 56 listings in Hillsborough County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tampa. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oaklawn Cemetery
Among them: 2 physicians, 1 governor.
- Henry L. Mitchell1831-1903American judge
- John Perry Wall1836-1895Mayor of Tampa, Florida
- Charlie Wall1880-1955American businessman and crime boss
- Darwin Austen Branch1832-1858American physician and two-time mayor of Tampa, Florida
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
27.95466, -82.45723
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
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Funeral homes near Oaklawn Cemetery
- Ray Williams Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Tampa · (813) 253-3419
- Wilson Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Tampa · (813) 248-6125
- Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Services2.3 miCremation provider · Tampa · (813) 279-8088
- Cremations Of Greater Tampa Bay2.3 miCremation provider · Tampa · (813) 957-2669
- Tulip Cremation2.3 miCremation provider · Tampa · (844) 942-4909
- Blount & Curry Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Tampa · (813) 876-2421
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