A visit to the Burr Oak Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Burr Oak Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burr Oak Cemetery (FG ID #104954).
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:
41.6641, -87.7338
The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.
The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 5 miles [8 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.
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Chapel Hills Gardens South
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Restvale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ever Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ever Rest Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever Rest Cemetery
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelor Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The County Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alsip
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crestwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robbins
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Midlothian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Merrionette Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Posen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chicago Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palos Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Oak Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Markham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Evergreen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gano
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palos Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palos Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phoenix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Pullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
- Bridgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Cook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burr Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Island
- Harvey
- Midlothian
- Orland Park
- Palos Heights
- Robbins
- Washington Heights
- Worth
- Worth lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Worth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Burr Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Cook 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #104954
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405258 (Burr Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405258 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: Cook
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Island
- Location given for Burr Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6633668 Lon: -87.7331061
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |