About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It lies about 1.2 mi southeast of Concord. The grounds sit at about 748 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Gaston Means, Bill Fetzer and Samuel I. Parker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 991489. The nearest other listed cemetery is Memorial Garden, about 1.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Robinson Funeral Service In Concord Nc in Concord, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Cabarrus County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 31 listings in Cabarrus County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Concord. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 2 baseball players, 2 World War I veterans, 1 football player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Gaston Means1879-1938American detective, spy, and con artist
- Bill Fetzer1884-1959American football, basketball, and baseball coach. Also was a professional baseball player.
- Samuel I. Parker1891-1975United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Clem Llewellyn1895-1969American baseball player
- James DeHart1893-1935American football player and coach
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
35.42236, -80.59534
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
- Memorial Garden36 Spring Street Southwest, Concord, NCMemorial park1.2 mi
- Misenheimer Family CemeteryConcord, NCFamily cemetery1.3 mi
- St. James Lutheran CemeteryConcord, NCLutheran cemetery1.4 mi
- Old Campground CemeteryConcord, NCCemetery1.6 mi
- Pfifer GraveyardConcord, NCCemetery1.8 mi
- Carolina Memorial ParkKannapolis, NCMemorial park2.3 mi
- Rutherford Memorial ParkConcord, NCMemorial park2.5 mi
- West Concord CemeteryConcord, NCCemetery2.7 mi
- Saint James CemeteryConcord, NCCemetery3.2 mi
- Rocky Ridge United Methodist Church CemeteryConcord, NCMethodist cemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Robinson Funeral Service In Concord Nc0.3 miFuneral home · Concord · (704) 724-7072
- Hartsell Funeral Home & Crematory0.9 miCremation provider · Concord · (704) 786-1161
- Lamb Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Concord · (704) 782-3011
- Wilkinson Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Concord · (704) 786-3168
- Life Celebration Cremations & Burials1.4 miFuneral home · Concord · (704) 787-8446
- King Funeral Home of Concord and Pageland1.6 miFuneral home · Concord · (980) 777-8013
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