A visit to the Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove Cemetery ...
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kendall County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aurora Twp. Cemetery
- Cowdrey Cemetery
- The Cowdrey Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowdrey Cemetery
- Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #266324 <2>
- Doud Cemetery
- The Doud Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doud Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- French Cemetery
- The French Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Griswold Cemetery
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Keck Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107056 <2>
- NaAuSay Cemetery
- The NaAuSay Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for NaAuSay Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oswego Twp. Cemetery
- The Oswego Twp. Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Twp. Cemetery
- Pavilion Cemetery
- The Pavilion Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Cemetery
- The Pavilion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pavillion Cemetery
- Pearce Cemetery
- Plano Cemetery
- The Plano Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Montgomery.
- The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108071 <2>
- Spring Lake Memorial Gardens
- The Spring Lake Memorial Gardens is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Memorial Gardens
- The Spring Lake Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Spring Lakes Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108355 <2>
- Wormley Cemetery
- The Wormley Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aurora
- Batavia
- Big Rock
- Boulder Hill
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Bristol
- Eola
- Franks
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Hinckley
- Kaneville
- Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Millbrook
- Millington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montgomery
- Mooseheart
- Newark
- Normantown
- Normantown is located in Will County
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- North Aurora
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Oswego
- Plainfield
- Plano
- Plattville
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Sandwich
- Somonauk
- Sugar Grove
- Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Will County
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- Walker
- Walker is located in Will County
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- Yorkville
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 Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kendall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Batavia
- Bristol
- Hinckley
- Newark
- Oswego
- Plano
- Plattville
- Sandwich
- Somonauk
- Yorkville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kendall 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 Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414777 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414777 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: Kendall
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yorkville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kendall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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