A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
41.3495, -89.0117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the east 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 22 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.
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- St. Hyacinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crane Cemetery is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Peru City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vermillionville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
- The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107379 <5>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Bede Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Bede Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bede Cemetery
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Valentines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Cedar Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Summit View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Summit View Cemetery is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Utica
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Utica is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- La Salle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waltham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waltham is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peru is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
- Vermilionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vermilionville is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Naplate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Naplate is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cedar Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hitt is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <6>
- Dalzell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tonica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Ottawa was located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Center is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Former name for Prairie Center:
- Prairie Centre
- Standard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triumph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ladd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leonore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dayton is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Cherry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
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 La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Granville
- La Salle
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Ottawa
- Peru
- Spring Valley
- Tonica
- Utica
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414822 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414822 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Salle
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3494784 Lon: -89.0117478
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, 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' (or 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |