RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> DuPage County >> Glen Oak CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois





A visit to the Glen 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Glen Oak Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Glen Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glen Oak Cemetery

Lat:   41.8970°   (41° 53' 49")

Lon:   -88.2053°   (-88° 12' 19")

The Glen Oak Cemetery is located in DuPage County<2>.

The county seat for DuPage County is located in Wheaton. Wheaton lies just to the east southeast of the Glen Oak Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Glen Oak Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Glen Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in DuPage County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in DuPage County
  • Wayne Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wayne Twp. Cemetery is located in DuPage County
  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Grove Cemetery
    • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Geneva.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107244 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in DuPage County
  • St. Stephens German Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens German Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens German Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stephens German Catholic Cemetery is located in DuPage County
  • North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • The North Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Charles Twp Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107199 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • Westside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westside Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • State Training School For Girls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Batavia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Batavia Cemetery
      • The East Batavia Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • East Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Big Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Woods Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Warrenville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrenville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warrenville Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Wheaton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheaton Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Cloverdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • St. Isadores Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isadores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Isadores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Isadores Cemetery is located in DuPage County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Glen Oak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Glen Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ingalton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
    • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
  • West Chicago
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
    • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
  • Winfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <7>
  • Carol Stream
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
    • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <7>
  • Warrenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
    • Warrenville is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenville <7>
  • Wheaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
  • Bartlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saint Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <7>
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
    • Batavia is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <7>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Glendale Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Keeneyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
    • Glen Ellyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
      • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <7>
    • Coleman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coleman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Kane County
    • Mooseheart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooseheart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooseheart
      • Mooseheart is located in Kane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooseheart <7>
    • Eola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eola <7>
    • Roselle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Streamwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
      • Streamwood is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <7>
    • South Elgin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
      • South Elgin is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
    • Bonnie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • North Aurora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Naperville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lisle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <7>
    • Lombard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,961 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lombard <7>
    • Medinah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Glen Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DuPage County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glen Oak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Glen Oak Cemetery:

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 Glen Oak Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #421821  (Glen Oak Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #421821 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: West Chicago
    • County: DuPage         Elev: 241
    • Location given for GNIS #421821 (Glen Oak Cemetery)

The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 DuPage, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Glen Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8970, Longitude: -88.2053       In this case, the coordinates for the Glen Oak Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025