About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. It lies about 0.8 mi southwest of Iowa City. The grounds sit at about 745 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 31 notable people buried here, including James Alan McPherson, Samuel J. Kirkwood and Robert Lucas. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459756. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Cemetery Old, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 79 cemeteries we list in Johnson County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Iowa City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
Among them: 6 scientists, 3 governors, 2 inventors and engineers, 2 physicians, 2 US senators, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 journalist.
- James Alan McPherson1943-2016American short story writer and essayist
- Samuel J. Kirkwood1813-1894American politician
- Robert Lucas1781-1853Governor of Ohio
- Coe I. Crawford1858-1944American politician
- Charles Cleveland Nutting1858-1927American zoologist
- Carl Seashore1866-1949American psychologist
- Robert Cornog1912-1998American physicist and engineer
- Lucy Mary Cavanagh1871-1936American botanist
- Rush Clark1834-1879American politician
- Albert Schinz1870-1943American writer
- George Washington Ball1847-1915Democratic politician from Iowa
- Louis Pelzer1879-1946American history professor
Show all 31 notable burials
- Amos Noyes Currier1832-1909American philologist (1832-1909); acting president of the University of Iowa
- Mauricio Lasansky1914-2012Graphic artist, Printmaker
- Herbert Rebassoo1913-1971Estonian mathematician
- James P. Carleton1812-1853American politician
- Jan Bárta Letovský1821-1898
- Samuel D. Pryce1841-1923American businessman, author, and soldier (b. 1841, d. 1923)
- Dorrance White1883-1961American classical philologist
- Fred M. Smith1888-1946American physician and researcher
- H. Garland Hershey1905-2000American Geologist and Professor of Geology
- Harry Townsend Muhly1916-1966Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University 1940
- Hobart Dickinson Frary1887-1920Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1918
- American suffragist
- Jesse Bowen1805-1882American politician in Iowa
- Nelson Bush Conkwright1898-1983Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1926
- American philosopher
- Violet S. Williams1857-1948American ornithologist and taxonomist
- Willard F. Hollander1913-2004
- William T. Boos1943-2014American mathematician
- Z. C. Luse1826-1898American carpenter, teacher, lawyer, judge, cattleman
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
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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
- Saint Joseph Cemetery OldIowa City, IACemetery0.2 mi
- Saint Joseph Cemetery NewIowa City, IACemetery0.4 mi
- Agudas Achim CemeteryIowa City, IAJewish cemetery1.4 mi
- Memory Gardens CemeteryIowa City, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryCoralville, IACemetery2.7 mi
- Pioneer Burial GroundCoralville, IACemetery3.1 mi
- North Scott CemeteryIowa City, IACemetery3.7 mi
- New Newport CemeteryIowa City, IACemetery4.7 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryIowa City, IACemetery4.8 mi
- Fairview CemeteryWest Branch, IACemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service1.5 miCremation provider · Iowa City · (319) 338-8171
- Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service1.8 miCremation provider · Iowa City · (319) 338-1132
- Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service3.0 miCremation provider · Coralville · (319) 351-9362
- Celebrate Life Iowa Cremation Services7.4 miCremation provider · North Liberty · (319) 853-8181
- Infinity Funeral Supply8.0 miCremation provider · North Liberty · (866) 511-4443
- Henderson-Barker Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · West Branch · (319) 643-2112
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Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- 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.