This active cemetery is operated by the city of Urbana. The cemetery was established in 1856 and is now 60 acres in size. The cemetery was originally named Greenwood Cemetery.

The cemetery is located in the city of Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign County, Ohio, and is # 1597 (Oakdale Cemetery) in “Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003”, compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
The cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (ODRE) as the Oak Dale Cemetery with registration license number CGR.0000981011.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1044051 (Oakdale Cemetery).