About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.8 mi south of High Point. The grounds sit at about 902 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: John Hampton Adams. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 991492. The nearest other listed cemetery is Green Hill Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnson and Sons Funeral Home in High Point, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in Guilford County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 32 listings in Guilford County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, High Point. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- John Hampton Adams1875-1935American textile executive
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
- Green Hill CemeteryHigh Point, NCCemetery1.3 mi
- Floral Garden Cemetery1730 West English Road, High Point, NCCemetery1.8 mi
- Spring Hill CemeteryHigh Point, NCCemetery2.8 mi
- Carolina Biblical Gardens of GuilfordJamestown, NCCemetery4.6 mi
- Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church CemeteryHigh Point, NCBaptist cemetery5.1 mi
- Abbotts Creek CemeteryWallburg, NCCemetery5.2 mi
- Precious Memories Pet Funeral3903 Hunt Chase Drive, Greensboro, NCPet cemetery5.9 mi
- Guil-Rand Memorial ParkArchdale, NCMemorial park6.0 mi
- Vickrey Chapel CemeteryJamestown, NCChurch cemetery6.0 mi
- Fairfield Church CemeteryArchdale, NCChurch cemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Johnson and Sons Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · High Point · (336) 882-4724
- Haizlip Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · High Point · (336) 882-4134
- Sechrest Funeral Service0.9 miFuneral home · High Point · (336) 889-3811
- Peoples Funeral Services1.3 miFuneral home · High Point · (336) 882-3907
- Phillips Brothers Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · High Point · (336) 882-4414
- Cumby Family Funeral Homes - High Point1.6 miFuneral home · High Point · (336) 889-5045
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