About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It lies about 7.7 mi west of Orange. The grounds sit at about 518 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Murray Rothbard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1471797. The nearest other listed cemetery is Unionville Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Preddy Funeral Home in Orange, about 8.0 mi away. It is one of 50 cemeteries we list in Orange County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Orange. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Murray Rothbard1926-1995American economist
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
38.25624, -77.97000
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
- Unionville CemeteryOrange, VACemetery0.2 mi
- Bethel CemeteryOrange, VACemetery1.3 mi
- Rhoadesville CemeteryLake of the Woods, VACemetery2.7 mi
- Mount Calvary Church CemeteryOrange, VAChurch cemetery2.7 mi
- Mount Olive Memorial ParkLake of the Woods, VAMemorial park2.8 mi
- Lewis CemeteryOrange, VACemetery2.9 mi
- Mount Sinai CemeteryLake of the Woods, VACemetery3.3 mi
- Hopewell Church CemeteryOrange, VAChurch cemetery3.8 mi
- Wyatt-McGhee Family CemeteryLake of the Woods, VAFamily cemetery4.1 mi
- North Pamunkey CemeteryOrange, VACemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Preddy Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Orange · (540) 672-3611
- Johnson Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Locust Grove · (540) 972-4500
- Clore-English Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Culpeper · (540) 825-2361
- Preddy Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Gordonsville
- Preddy Funeral Home - Gordonsville14 miFuneral home · Gordonsville · (540) 832-2111
- Tibbs Funeral Home & Crematorium15 miCremation provider · Culpeper
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