A visit to the Burr 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 Burr Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burr Oak Cemetery:
42.4661, -88.7198
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Belvidere. Belvidere lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Burr Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burr Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burr Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dullam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dullam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dullam Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- South Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The South Grove Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Grove Cemetery
- Stone School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- Blaine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blaine Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
- Tound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chermung Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chermung Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chermung Cemetery
- North Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Sharon Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sharon Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Capron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- Long Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Long Prairie Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Capron.
- The Long Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Church Cemetery
- Capron Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- East Capron
- Hauges Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105495 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Stone School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Big Foot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Big Foot Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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]<3> of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Capron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Walworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Delavan Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Darien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Darien is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Williams Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Zenda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Delavan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Avalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Tiffany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Shopiere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Garden Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
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 Burr Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burr Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Capron
- Clinton
- Darien
- Delavan
- Harvard
- Hebron
- Sharon
- Williams Bay
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 websites either 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 Burr Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Burr Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405259 (Burr Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405259 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Capron
- Location given for Burr Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4661284 Lon: -88.7198249
- 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 Boone, 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- Burr 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. |
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