Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Oak Woods Cemetery.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Woods Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Oak Woods Cemetery (FG ID #173554). <1>
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Oak Woods Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Chatham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Cook County
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Cook County
- Calumet Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Heights
- Calumet Heights is located in Cook County
- Washington Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Washington Park is located in Cook County
- Stony Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
- South Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
- South Chicago is located in Cook County
- Canaryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaryville
- Canaryville is located in Cook County
- Grant Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Grant Village is located in Cook County
- New City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Chicago Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
- Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
- Pullman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Cook County
- East Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- East Side is located in Cook County
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
- Evergreen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Evergreen Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen Park <4>
- West Elsdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elsdon
- West Elsdon is located in Cook County
- Hometown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hometown is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hometown <4>
- Chicago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
- Chicago is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
- Calumet Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Park
- Calumet Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,510 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet Park <4>
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Burbank is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <4>
- Oak Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
- Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
- Merrionette Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrionette Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrionette Park
- Merrionette Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrionette Park <4>
- Swede Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swede Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
- Swede Town is located in Cook County
- Blue Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Island
- Blue Island is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,616 people
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <4>
- Hegewisch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Whiting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Whiting is located in Lake County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Woods Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7694, Longitude: -87.5998 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |