A visit to the Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #107230).
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Grove Cemetery:
40.3396, -88.7367
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Frankeberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Frankeberger Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankeberger Cemetery
- Lebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebo Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arrowsmith Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Farmer City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmer City Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City Cemetery
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McCord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Le Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fullerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kumler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arrowsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gillum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- De Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bellflower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brokaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heyworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Birkbeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wapella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lotus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- De Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bellflower
- Cooksville
- De Land
- Ellsworth
- Farmer City
- Heyworth
- Le Roy
- Mansfield
- Wapella
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 Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #107230
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414774 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414774 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmer City North
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3392016 Lon: -88.7359027
- 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 McLean, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Grove 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. |