A visit to the Oak Mound 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 Mound Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Mound Cemetery:
38.6778, -88.6095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Mound Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies just to the northeast of the Oak Mound Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Mound Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oak Mound Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Songer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Songer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songer Cemetery
- Toliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Toliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver Cemetery
- Edwards Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Onstott Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Onstott Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onstott Church Cemetery
- The Onstott Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Onstott Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644287 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Meisenheimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Golden Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
- Stipp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stipp Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipp Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Shadden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shadden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadden Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oskaloosa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oskaloosa Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Flora.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flora Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105559 <5>
- Negro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Negro Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negro Cemetery
- Clack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clack Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Speaks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Speaks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks Cemetery
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 Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Xenia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Iuka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rinard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Clay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bannister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Hickory Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Cisne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sailor Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kinmundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- La Clede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Camp Travis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cartter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Ingraham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Peter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Farina
- Flora
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oak Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Louisville
- Sailor Springs
- Salem
- Xenia
- Xenia lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Xenia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
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 Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Mound Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414841 (Oak Mound Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414841 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Xenia NE
- Location given for Oak Mound Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6778251 Lon: -88.6094956
- 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 Clay, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Mound 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. |
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