About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Cherokee, Clay County, Iowa. It lies about 16 mi southwest of Cherokee. The grounds sit at about 1,417 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Thomas F. McLintock. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459766. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fred Fieldman Grave, about 2.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Warner Funeral Home in Sutherland, about 8.6 mi away. It is one of 23 cemeteries we list in Clay County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cherokee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
- Thomas F. McLintock1912-2000American forester
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakland 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
42.92800, -95.34377
What Oakland 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
- Fred Fieldman GraveCherokee, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Hannibal Waterman CemeteryCherokee, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Johannes CemeteryCherokee, IACemetery4.4 mi
- Daily Burial GroundCherokee, IACemetery4.4 mi
- Welsh Pioneer CemeterySpencer, IACemetery5.0 mi
- Barnes Township CemeteryStorm Lake, IAMunicipal cemetery5.9 mi
- Zion Methodist CemeterySpencer, IAMethodist cemetery6.0 mi
- Willow Creek CemeterySpencer, IACemetery7.0 mi
- Waterman CemeteryPaullina, IACemetery7.6 mi
- Calvary CemeteryPaullina, IACemetery7.7 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Warner Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Sutherland · (712) 446-3337
- Sliefert Funeral Home & Cremation Center10 miFuneral home · Sioux Rapids · (712) 283-2100
- Redig Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Aurelia · (712) 434-2281
- Boothby Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (712) 225-3496
- Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (712) 225-4886
- Geelan Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Spencer · (712) 977-4030
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.