Oakland Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana

Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 1.2 mi north of Shreveport. The grounds sit at about 203 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including J. Smith Young, John M. Landrum and Roland Jones. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 537802. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hebrew Rest Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Heavenly Gates Funeral Home in Shreveport, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 53 cemeteries we list in Caddo Parish, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 53 listings in Caddo Parish have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Shreveport. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 4 US representatives, 3 Civil War veterans.

• J. Smith Young1834-1916
  Confederate Army officer and politician
• John M. Landrum1815-1861
  American politician
• Roland Jones1813-1869
  American politician
• Alexander Boarman1839-1916
  American judge and congressman
• John Wallace Jones1822-1895
  (1822-1895) American judge
• Alfred D. Land1842-1917
  American judge
• Claiborne L. Foster1865-1890
  US Army officer
• Elizabeth H. Baxter1820-1906
  Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1870) of the Smithsonian Institution
• Joseph L. Moore
  Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1873) of the Smithsonian Institution
• Zachary Taylor1857-1863
  Grandson of U.S. president Zachary Taylor

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.

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.

• Hebrew Rest Cemetery

  1573 Texas Avenue, Shreveport, LA
  Jewish cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Agudath Achim Cemetery

  Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Saint Joseph Cemetery

  Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Greenwood Cemetery

  Bossier City, LA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Star Cemetery

  Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Forest Park Cemetery

  3700 Saint Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Jewella Cemetery

  Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Round Grove Cemetery

  Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Zion Rest Cemetery

  Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Light Hill Cemetery

  Shreveport, LA
  Cemetery

  5.6 mi

• Heavenly Gates Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Shreveport · (318) 222-8010
  0.3 mi
• Benevolent Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Shreveport · (318) 221-1627
  0.6 mi
• J S Williams Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Shreveport · (318) 221-6169
  0.7 mi
• Forest Park Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Shreveport · (318) 221-7181
  0.8 mi
• Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Shreveport · (318) 222-0348
  1.1 mi
• Good Samaritan Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Shreveport · (318) 221-7337
  1.5 mi

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