A visit to the Black Oak Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery:
42.0123, -89.9372
The Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies just to the north northwest of the Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hope Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams - Daggert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chadwick Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Center Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodland Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Lanark City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chadwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Ideal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Argo Fay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Carroll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Pigeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lanark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coleta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Polsgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zier Cors
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Savanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sabula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coleta
- Lanark
- Milledgeville
- Mount Carroll
- Sabula
- Sabula lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sabula.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Savanna
- Thomson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1785400 (Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1785400 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carroll
- Location given for Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0122485 Lon: -89.9373446
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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