About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Denison, Crawford County, Iowa. It lies about 1.5 mi north of Denison. The grounds sit at about 1,352 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including L. M. Shaw, James Perry Conner and Mary Sears McHenry. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459759. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zion Lutheran Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Huebner Funeral Home in Denison, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Crawford County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Denison. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 US representative.
- L. M. Shaw1848-1932American politician
- James Perry Conner1851-1924American politician
- Mary Sears McHenry1834-1912American relief worker; national president, Woman's Relief Corps
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
41.99721, -95.34805
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
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryDenison, IALutheran cemetery0.2 mi
- Crawford Heights Memory GardensDenison, IACemetery0.2 mi
- Old Catholic CemeteryDenison, IACatholic cemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Rose of Lima CemeteryDenison, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Washington Township CemeteryDenison, IAMunicipal cemetery4.3 mi
- Crawford County Poor Farm CemeteryDenison, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Washington Township CemeteryDenison, IAMunicipal cemetery6.5 mi
- Buck Grove CemeteryDenison, IACemetery6.5 mi
- Butler CemeteryDenison, IACemetery7.2 mi
- Emmanuel Evangelical CemeteryDenison, IACemetery7.7 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Huebner Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Denison · (712) 263-4158
- Pauley Jones Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Denison · (712) 263-4151
- Fouts Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Dunlap · (712) 643-5123
- Ohde Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Manning · (712) 655-3416
- Sharp Funeral Homes23 miFuneral home · Breda · (712) 673-2828
- Sondag Monument23 miMonument dealer · Harlan · (712) 733-9741
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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.
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