A visit to the Black Oak Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Black Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Oak Cemetery:
39.5062, -90.8951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the north northeast of the Black Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Black Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Emert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Emert Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emert Cemetery
- Barnd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barnd Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnd Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Moomey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moomey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomey Cemetery
- Bald Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bald Bluff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Bluff Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shinn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Crescent Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowder Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Atlas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louisiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Time
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- El Dara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Straut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Belleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Ashburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Black Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Barry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Black Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Clarksville
- Louisiana
- Milton
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Black Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- New Canton
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Black Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Black Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1852461 (Black Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852461 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pike
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summer Hill
- Location given for Black Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5061583 Lon: -90.8951313
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Oak Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |