Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a 157-acre cemetery in Waco, Texas, in which three governors of Texas are buried.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Waco, Texas
- Also known as: “Oakwood Cemetery (Waco, Texas)” and “Oakwood Cemetery, Waco”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baylor University and Ferrell Center.
Baylor University
University
Baylor University is a private Baptist research university in Waco, Texas, United States. It was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor University is situated 1 mile north of Oakwood Cemetery.
Ferrell Center
Sports venue
The Paul J. Meyer Arena, which is part of the Ferrell Center, is an arena in Waco, Texas. Built in 1988 and located adjacent to the Brazos River, it is home to the Baylor University Bears volleyball, acrobatics, and tumbling teams. Ferrell Center is situated 1 mile north of Oakwood Cemetery.
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waco and Beverly Hills.
Waco
Waco is a city in the Blackland Prairie region of north central Texas. Waco is best known in Texas for being the home of Baylor University, the largest Baptist university in the world, chartered during the Republic of Texas.
Beverly Hills
Village
Beverly Hills is an enclave city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Waco and is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Beverly Hills is situated 3 miles west of Oakwood Cemetery.
Bellmead
Village
Oakwood Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: McLennan, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.53471° or 31° 32′ 5″ north
Longitude
-97.10825° or 97° 6′ 30″ west
Elevation
400 feet (122 metres)
Open location code
8634GVMR+VM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Oakwood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière d’Oakwood”
- French: “Cimetière d’Oakwood”
- German: “Oakwood Cemetery”
- Swedish: “Oakwood Cemetery”
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