About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Baldwin City, Douglas County, Kansas. The grounds sit at about 1,040 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including William M. Runyan, James Irick and Karl Spear. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 479523. The nearest other listed cemetery is Baldwin City Pioneer Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home in Baldwin City, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Douglas County, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 51 listings in Douglas County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Baldwin City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- William M. Runyan1870-1957American composer
- James Irick1923-1993American sports coach and administrator
- Karl Spear1910-1981American football coach
- Ted A. Wright1901-1974American sports coach and athletics administrator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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
38.76945, -95.18275
What Oakwood 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
- Baldwin City Pioneer CemeteryBaldwin City, KSCemetery0.6 mi
- Prairie City Cemetery207 E 1600 Road, Baldwin City, KSMunicipal cemetery1.2 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryBaldwin City, KSCemetery1.2 mi
- Prairie City Cemetery203 E 1600 Road, Baldwin City, KSCatholic cemetery1.5 mi
- Black Jack CemeteryWellsville, KSCemetery3.6 mi
- Old Black Jack CemeteryWellsville, KSCemetery4.0 mi
- Stony Point CemeteryBaldwin City, KSCemetery4.1 mi
- Brumbaugh CemeteryBaldwin City, KSCemetery5.1 mi
- Sutton CemeteryBaldwin City, KSCemetery5.3 mi
- Vinland CemeteryBaldwin City, KSCemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Baldwin City · (785) 269-1459
- Wilson's Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Wellsville · (785) 883-2110
- Dengel & Son Mortuary - Crematory12 miCremation provider · Ottawa · (785) 242-2323
- Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Ottawa · (785) 242-3550
- Greatful Gathering Funeral & Cremation Centre12 miCremation provider · Lawrence · (785) 727-4444
- Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel13 miMortuary · Eudora · (785) 542-3030
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