A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Hill Cemetery (FG ID #107243).
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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
41.6734, -87.7049
The Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Blue Island.
The cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.
While not adjacent, to the southeast is the Lincoln Cemetery. To the east is the Beverly Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the north of The Oak Hill Cemetery is the Mount Greenwood Cemetery.
Although not adjacent, there are 4 cemeteries that are nearby to the Oak Hill Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapel Hills Gardens South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Restvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bachelor Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old German Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Merrionette Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alsip
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crestwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calumet Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Midlothian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Posen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Worth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palos Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Markham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Island
- Harvey
- Midlothian
- Palos Heights
- Robbins
- Washington Heights
- Worth
- Worth lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oak Hill 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 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 Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #107243
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414824 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414824 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: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Island
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6747559 Lon: -87.7050498
- 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 '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- Oak Hill 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. |