About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. It lies about 0.8 mi east of Navasota. The grounds sit at about 243 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including George D. Neal and Robert Ewing Greenwood, Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1364303. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sand Prairie Cemetery, about 3.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jones Lewis Funeral Co in Navasota, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 82 cemeteries we list in Grimes County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Navasota. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- George D. Neal1853-1916American politician
- Robert Ewing Greenwood, Jr.1911-1993Ph.D. Princeton University 1939
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakland 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
30.39048, -96.10079
What Oakland 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
- Sand Prairie CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery3.2 mi
- Bryant CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery4.1 mi
- Neblett CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery4.6 mi
- Barker CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery4.9 mi
- Sommerford CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery5.6 mi
- Salem CemeteryAnderson, TXCemetery5.8 mi
- Washington CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery6.0 mi
- Evans Prairie CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery6.5 mi
- Pleasant Grove Church CemeteryAnderson, TXChurch cemetery6.5 mi
- Zimmerman CemeteryNavasota, TXCemetery6.5 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Jones Lewis Funeral Co0.5 miFuneral home · Navasota · (936) 727-3974
- Nobles Funeral Chapel0.6 miFuneral chapel · Navasota · (936) 825-7776
- Psalms Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Navasota · (936) 825-0211
- Lindley-robertson-holt Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Navasota · (936) 825-6448
- Ashford & Oliver Mortuary1.3 miMortuary · Navasota · (936) 825-2525
- Callaway-Jones College Station Funeral Planning Office15 miFuneral home · College Station · (979) 822-3717
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