A visit to the Oakland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakland Cemetery (FG ID #107273).
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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
41.3656, -89.4831
The Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
The cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the east northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jenkins - Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Heatons Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corss Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corss Cemetery
- Aldrich Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bloom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Searl Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Searl Ridge Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searl Ridge Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Prairie Repose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Malden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Malden Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden 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 Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Princeton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tiskilwa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyanet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bureau Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Greenoak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kasbeer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- De Pue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Seatonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zearing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hennepin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Manlius
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ladd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ohio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Orin
(14 miles [22.5 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 Oakland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buda
- Buda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oakland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- De Pue
- Hennepin
- Ladd
- Manlius
- Ohio
- Princeton
- Sheffield
- Tiskilwa
- Walnut
- Wyanet
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 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Oakland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #107273
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414888 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414888 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton South
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3650364 Lon: -89.4831484
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Bureau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |