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A visit to the Northfield Oakwood 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 Northfield Oakwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Northfield Oakwood Cemetery

Lat:   42.0951°   (42° 5' 42")

Lon:   -87.8788°   (-87° 52' 43")

The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cook County<1>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Northfield Oakwood Cemetery .

Name Variations for Northfield Oakwood Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Northfield Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Oak Wood Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Northfield Oakwood Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Northfield Oakwood Cemetery.

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

  • The Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • The Grove is located in Cook County
  • Techny
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Covenant Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
    • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
  • Prospect Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
    • Prospect Heights is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Heights <6>
  • Mount Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
    • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <6>
  • Glenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Northbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
    • Northbrook is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <6>
  • Wheeling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Wheeling is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <6>
  • Norma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Norma is located in Cook County
  • Des Plaines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
    • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <6>
  • Colonial Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
  • Morton Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Golf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Northfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <6>
    • Deerfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <6>
    • Buffalo Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <6>
    • Riverwoods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
      • Riverwoods is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverwoods <6>
    • Arlington Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Park Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Niles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Braeside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braeside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
    • Ravinia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
      • Ravinia is located in Lake County
    • Bannockburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannockburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn
      • Bannockburn is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannockburn <6>
    • Rolling Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Meadows <6>
    • Lincolnshire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnshire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnshire
      • Lincolnshire is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnshire <6>
    • Rosemont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemont <6>
    • Winnetka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnetka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
      • Winnetka is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetka <6>
    • Prairie View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aptakisic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
      • Fairfax Village is located in Cook County

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 Northfield Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Northfield Oakwood 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 Northfield Oakwood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #414867  (Oak Wood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #414867 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: Arlington Heights
    • County: Cook         Elev: 197
    • Location given for GNIS #414867 (Oak Wood Cemetery)

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Northfield Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0951, Longitude: -87.8788    
<3>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.
<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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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