About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia. It lies about 8.3 mi southwest of South Boston. The grounds sit at about 492 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James T. Lacy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1471774. The nearest other listed cemetery is Scottsburg Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jeffress Funeral Home in South Boston, about 7.8 mi away. It is one of 73 cemeteries we list in Halifax County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, South Boston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
- James T. Lacy1857-1939American politician
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
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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
- Scottsburg CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery0.9 mi
- Owens CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Piney Grove CemeteryHalifax, VACemetery3.9 mi
- Bethel CemeteryHalifax, VACemetery4.5 mi
- Ebenezer CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery5.1 mi
- Saint Matthews CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery5.4 mi
- Clover CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery5.4 mi
- Five Forks CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery5.6 mi
- Rodgers Chapel CemeteryHalifax, VAChurch cemetery5.6 mi
- Grace CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Jeffress Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · South Boston · (434) 572-2046
- Dunn & Sons Funeral Services8.2 miFuneral home · Halifax · (434) 476-6020
- Brooks Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · South Boston
- Brooks Lyon Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · South Boston · (434) 572-2995
- Powell Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · South Boston · (434) 572-4911
- C.H. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Service13 miFuneral home · Buffalo Junction · (434) 374-8349
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