About Oakdale Cemetery
Oakdale Cemetery is a cemetery near Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. It lies about 1.4 mi south of Mount Airy. The grounds sit at about 1,102 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including John Hamlin Folger and John M. Brower. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 991457. The nearest other listed cemetery is God's Acre Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Spencer Funeral Home in Mt Airy, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Surry County, and 99 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mount Airy. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakdale Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives.
- John Hamlin Folger1880-1963American politician
- John M. Brower1845-1913American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakdale 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
36.51867, -80.60214
What Oakdale 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
- God's Acre CemeteryMount Airy, NCCemetery0.1 mi
- Ararat CemeteryMount Airy, NCCemetery1.0 mi
- Salem CemeteryMount Airy, NCCemetery1.7 mi
- Sandy Level CemeteryToast, NCCemetery1.9 mi
- Paynetown Community CemeteryMount Airy, NCCemetery2.3 mi
- Midkiff CemeteryMount Airy, NCCemetery2.3 mi
- Korner's Grove CemetaryMount Airy, NCChristian cemetery2.7 mi
- State Line CemeteryCana, VACemetery2.8 mi
- State Line CemeteryMount Airy, NCCemetery2.8 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryToast, NCCemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Oakdale Cemetery
- Spencer Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Mt Airy · (336) 786-4161
- Howell Funeral Service1.0 miFuneral home · Mount Airy · (336) 786-2121
- Moody Funeral Services Inc1.4 miFuneral home · Mt Airy · (336) 786-2165
- Moody-Davis Funeral Services11 miFuneral home · Dobson · (336) 386-8181
- Cox-Needham Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Pilot Mountain · (336) 368-2233
- Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel19 miFuneral home · Hillsville · (276) 728-2041
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