About Oaklawn Cemetery
Oaklawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It lies about 1.8 mi south of Charlotte. The grounds sit at about 686 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Franklin McCain and Joseph DeLaine. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 991480. The nearest other listed cemetery is North Pinewood Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is A E Grier & Sons Funeral and Cremation in Charlotte, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 110 cemeteries we list in Mecklenburg County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Mecklenburg County dates to 1996. 4 of the 110 listings in Mecklenburg County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charlotte. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oaklawn Cemetery
- Franklin McCain1941-2014American activist
- Joseph DeLaine1898-1974American minister
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oaklawn 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
35.25236, -80.84757
What Oaklawn 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
- North Pinewood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery0.6 mi
- Hebrew Cemetery1801 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte, NCJewish cemetery0.7 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery0.8 mi
- West Pinewood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery0.9 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery1.0 mi
- Pinewood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery1.0 mi
- Old Settlers CemeteryCharlotte, NCChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Number 1335 West Craighead Road, Charlotte, NCPresbyterian cemetery2.6 mi
- Forest Lawn CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery3.7 mi
- Gethsemane Cemetery and Memorial Gardens1504 West Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte, NCMemorial park4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Oaklawn Cemetery
- A E Grier & Sons Funeral and Cremation0.7 miCremation provider · Charlotte · (704) 377-4243
- Alexander Funeral Home Inc.0.9 miFuneral home · Charlotte · (704) 333-1167
- Long and Son Mortuary Services1.0 miMortuary · Charlotte · (704) 394-1111
- Gaulden Monuments Charlotte1.6 miMonument dealer · Charlotte · (704) 376-5740
- Charlotte Mortuary Services1.8 miMortuary · Charlotte · (704) 399-7610
- Cremation Society of Charlotte2.0 miCremation provider · Charlotte · (704) 333-0101
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