A visit to the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakland Cemetery:
42.3177, -88.4621
The Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Woodstock.
The cemetery is located in McHenry County<1>.
The county seat for McHenry County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies just to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Oakland Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dufield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Thabor Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Thabor Cemetery
- Ridgefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holcombville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holcombville Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ortend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ortend Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortend Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- South Dunham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The South Dunham Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dunham Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Old Marengo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Coral Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Cemetery
- Lake Ave. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bluff City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bluff City Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City Cemetery
- Christ The King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- South Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The South Hebron Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hebron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Wonder Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <5>
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terra Cotta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCullom Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Ringwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huntley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Johnsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Solon Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Algonquin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Cary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Island Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Lakemoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zenda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in McHenry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algonquin
- Cary
- Cary lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Oakland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Harvard
- Hebron
- Huntley
- Lake-in-the-Hills
- Marengo
- McHenry
- Wonder Lake
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oakland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McHenry 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414891 (Oakland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414891 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: McHenry
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodstock
- Location given for Oakland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3183546 Lon: -88.4625915
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |