About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It lies about 1.9 mi west of Traverse City. The grounds sit at about 614 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Seth C. Moffatt, Morgan Bates and Bennie Oosterbaan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 633923. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Traverse City Cremation Society Prearrangment Center in Traverse City, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Grand Traverse County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 38 listings in Grand Traverse County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Traverse City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 3 writers, 2 business leaders, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 baseball player, 1 basketball player, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Seth C. Moffatt1841-1887American politician
- Morgan Bates1806-1874American politician
- Bennie Oosterbaan1906-1990American college football coach, college basketball coach
- Demas T. Craw1900-1942United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- M. E. C. Bates1839-1905American writer, journalist, newspaper editor
- Mary K. Buck1849-1901Czechoslovak-born American author
- Harold Titus1888-1967American author, soldier in World War I, and conservationist.
- James T. Milliken1882-1952American businessman and politician, 1882-1952
- James W. Milliken1848-1908American businessman and politician, 1848-1908
- Joseph E. Maddy1891-1966Music educator and founder of Interlochen Center for the Arts
- William D. C. Germaine1866-1943American mayor
- Don Melvoin1922-2002Actor
Show all 13 notable burials
- Vernon Guy Grove1890-1967Ph.D. The University of Chicago 1925
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
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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
- Oakwood Catholic Diocesan CemeteryTraverse City, MICatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens CemeteryTraverse City, MIMemorial park2.7 mi
- Acme Township CemeteryTraverse City, MIMunicipal cemetery4.9 mi
- Yuba Acme Township CemeteryElk Rapids, MIMunicipal cemetery8.1 mi
- Fouch CemeteryGreilickville, MICemetery8.3 mi
- Heimforth CemeteryGreilickville, MICemetery8.4 mi
- Linwood CemeteryTraverse City, MICemetery8.9 mi
- Williamsburg CemeteryRapid City, MICemetery8.9 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryElk Rapids, MICemetery8.9 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryTraverse City, MICemetery8.9 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Swensen Memorials0.4 miMonument dealer · Traverse City · (231) 943-8777
- Traverse City Cremation Society Prearrangment Center0.6 miCremation provider · Traverse City · (231) 922-8940
- Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Covell-traverse City Chapel0.6 miFuneral home · Traverse City · (231) 946-6515
- Cremation Services North1.2 miCremation provider · Traverse City · (231) 735-9800
- Covell Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Traverse City · (231) 946-6515
- Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services2.1 miFuneral home · Traverse City · (231) 947-6347
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