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A visit to the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens ...

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 Lawn Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens:

41.0125, -90.3840

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Knox County<2>.

The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies just to the south of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Rice - Blue Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Rice - Blue Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice - Blue Cemetery
  • Henderson Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • State of Illinois Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The State of Illinois Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State of Illinois Cemetery
    • The State of Illinois Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galesburg Research Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
  • Miles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Junk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Junk Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junk Cemetery
  • Deatherage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galesburg.
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galesburg Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106863 <5>
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Linwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galesburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106629 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
    • East Linwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The East Linwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Linwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Linwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galesburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105503 <5>
    • Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • Rio Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Rio Baptist Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Baptist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rio Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rio.
      • The Rio Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Robertson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104621 <5>
    • Potter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Robbins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
    • Bruner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bruner Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Henderson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Henderson Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
  • Galesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Utah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Utah is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
  • Wataga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Galesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Shanghai City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
  • Rio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Henderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Surrey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Surrey is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Knoxville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oneida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodhull
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gerlaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Appleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Alpha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Altona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Lawn Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.

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 websites either 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 Lawn Memorial Gardens: