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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 #107239).

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:

40.7828, -87.6975

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Iroquois County<2>.

The county seat for Iroquois County is located in Watseka. Watseka lies just to the west southwest 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
  • Keen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Keen Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
  • Old Texas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Old Texas Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas Cemetery
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
  • Prarie Dell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prarie Dell Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prarie Dell Cemetery
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lyman Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Cemetery
  • Body Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Body Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Body Cemetery
  • Vennum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Vennum Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vennum Cemetery
  • Gaffield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greentown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Greentown Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Flesher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Flesher Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flesher Cemetery
    • Sheldon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Old Burg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Burg Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burg Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Kirby Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Kirby Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Schwer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Schwer Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer Cemetery
    • Morris Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery

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 Oak Hill Cemetery.

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

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iroquois County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill 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 professional and volunteer 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: