About Oakdale Cemetery
Oakdale Cemetery is a cemetery near Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. It lies about 2.2 mi southwest of Davenport. The grounds sit at about 682 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 31 notable people buried here, including Bix Beiderbecke, Eloise Blaine Cram and John Forrest Dillon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459739. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Weerts Funeral Home in Davenport, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Scott County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Davenport. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakdale Cemetery
Among them: 5 Civil War veterans, 3 business leaders, 3 US representatives, 2 artists, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician, 1 physician.
- Bix Beiderbecke1903-1931American jazz musician
- Eloise Blaine Cram1896-1957American zoologist
- John Forrest Dillon1831-1914American judge
- Alice French1850-1934American writer
- Hiram Price1814-1901American politician
- Joseph R. Lane1858-1931American politician
- John Parsons Cook1817-1872American politician
- Henry W. Lee1815-1874Bishop of Iowa; Provisional Bishop of Nebraska; Provisional Bishop of Kansas; American Episcopalian bishop
- John Vale1835-1909American military officer
- Joseph Bloomfield Leake1828-1913Union Army Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
- Addison Hiatt Sanders1823-1912Union Army Brevet Brigadier General, Secretary of the Montana Territory
- Alfred Theodore Andreas1839-1900American book publisher and historian
Show all 31 notable burials
- Alice Braunlich1888-1989American classical scholar
- George Henry Cram1838-1872Union Army officer
- Heinrich Matthey1825-1913
- Maria Purdy Peck1840-1914American civic leader
- Paul Norton1909-1984American painter
- Ralph W. Cram1869-1952American editor
- A. S. Tiffany1818-1900American merchant and amateur geologist
- Charles Foster1819-1864American politician in Iowa
- Edward Kirby Putnam1868-1939American museum director and administrator
- George Wyatt Cable1831-1911American lumber merchant
- John W. Thompson1823-1883American politician in Iowa
- Parker Whittlesey McManus1842-1922American politician
- Albert Barewald1865-1941American saddler
- Dr. John W. Watzek1856-1934Prominent businessman
- Edward Savage Crossett1828-19104 Feb 1828 - 13 Dec 1910
- George B. Sargent1818-1875American businessman and politician
- Hiram Cable1806-1886American businessman and legislator
- Kuno Struck1883-1947American physician and banker
- William Renwick1829-1889
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakdale 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 Oakdale 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
- Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers' LotDavenport, IACemetery0.2 mi
- Pine Hill CemeteryDavenport, IACemetery1.1 mi
- Davenport Memorial ParkDavenport, IAMemorial park1.3 mi
- Mount Nebo CemeteryDavenport, IAJewish cemetery1.3 mi
- Mount Calvary Catholic CemeteryDavenport, IACatholic cemetery1.3 mi
- Calvary CemeteryDavenport, IACatholic cemetery1.4 mi
- Rock Island Confederate CemeteryRodman Avenue, Rock Island, IL · est. 1863Cemetery2.2 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryDavenport, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Rock Island National CemeteryBldg 118 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL · est. 1863National cemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Marys Church CemeteryDavenport, IACatholic cemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Oakdale Cemetery
- Weerts Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Davenport · (563) 355-4433
- The Runge Mortuary & Crematory1.1 miCremation provider · Davenport · (563) 391-6202
- Halligan–McCabe–DeVries Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Davenport · (563) 322-4438
- Mc Ginnis-chambers Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Bettendorf · (563) 355-1751
- Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory3.0 miCremation provider · Rock Island · (309) 786-5421
- Hodgson Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Rock Island · (309) 788-5649
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Related guides
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- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- 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.