About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Waukon. The grounds sit at about 1,243 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Stanley William Austin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459767. The nearest other listed cemetery is Dundee Plot, about 2.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 68 cemeteries we list in Allamakee County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Waukon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Stanley William Austin1905-1999American biologist and botanical collector
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
43.25767, -91.47195
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
- Dundee PlotWaukon, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Nelson PlotWaukon, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Eells PlotWaukon, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryWaukon, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Makee Township CemeteryWaukon, IAMunicipal cemetery2.8 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryWaukon, IACemetery3.0 mi
- County Care Facility CemeteryWaukon, IACemetery4.0 mi
- Round Prairie CemeteryWaukon, IACemetery4.0 mi
- Zalmona CemeteryWaukon, IAChristian cemetery4.2 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryWaukon, IACemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Bahr Memorials0.3 miMonument dealer · Waukon · (563) 568-7401
- Martin Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Waukon · (563) 568-3162
- Bahr Memorials2.0 miMonument dealer · Waukon · (563) 568-7401
- Schutte-grau Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Postville · (563) 864-7252
- Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Lansing · (563) 538-4141
- Leonard-Grau Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Monona · (563) 539-2170
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