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A visit to the Oak Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ridge Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   39.7973°   (39° 47' 50")

Lon:   -88.1673°   (-88° 10' 2")

The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Tuscola. Tuscola lies just to the west of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hammett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hammett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Broadus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broadus Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Gill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Murdock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murdock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murdock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murdock Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Villa Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
    • The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tuscola.
    • The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tuscola Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548143 <5>
  • Jessee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessee Cemetery
    • The Jessee Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Van Voorhis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Voorhis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Voorhis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Voorhis Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Albin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Davis Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Memorial Cemetery
      • The Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Davis Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pesotum Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bongard Cemetery
      • Immaculate Conception 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 Ridge Cemetery.

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

  • Camargo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Patterson Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
    • Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Murdock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Murdock is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdock <6>
  • Villa Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
    • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Tuscola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <6>
  • Fairland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Douglas County
  • Kemp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Kemp is located in Douglas County
  • Hindsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hayes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Douglas County
  • Filson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Filson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
    • Filson is located in Douglas County
  • Longview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
  • Newman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pesotum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ficklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ficklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Arcola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chicken Bristle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
    • Broadlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadlands
      • Broadlands is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadlands <6>
    • Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
    • Rardin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County
    • Tolono
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
      • Tolono is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <6>
    • Brocton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Bushton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Coles County
    • Allerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <6>
    • Philo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <6>
    • Sadorus
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ridge Cemetery:

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 Ridge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1807769  (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1807769 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Villa Grove
    • County: Douglas         Elev: 201
    • Location given for GNIS #1807769 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Douglas, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7973, Longitude: -88.1673       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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