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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. 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 Oakland Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery

Lat:   40.0006°   (40° 0' 2")

Lon:   -89.8562°   (-89° 51' 22")

The Oakland Cemetery is located in Menard County<2>.

The county seat for Menard County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the north northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oakland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107759 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Park Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Hash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hash Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Atterberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atterberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atterberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atterberry Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Farmers Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmers Point Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Hornback Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornback Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hornback Cemetery is located in Menard County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smoot Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smoot Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Shipley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shipley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shipley Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Cogdal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogdal Cemetery
      • The Cogdal Cemetery is located in Menard County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cogdal Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Salisbury.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253139 <5>
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Godbey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godbey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Godbey Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Smedly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smedly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smedly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smedly Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Menard County

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.

  • Petersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tallula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Athens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
  • Greenview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
    • Greenview is located in Menard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <6>
  • Newmansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Newmansville is located in Cass County
  • Pleasant Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <6>
  • Oakford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cantrall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
    • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <6>
  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvan ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Cass County
  • Gurney ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Gurney is located in Cass County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Prentice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
    • Kilbourne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
    • Croft
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
      • Croft is located in Menard County
    • Pasfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pasfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
    • Sherman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <6>
    • Teheran
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
    • White City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Mason County
    • Chandlerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Ridgely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
    • Williamsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <6>
    • Mason City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Menard County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakland 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 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 Oakland 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 Oakland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #414893  (Oakland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #414893 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: Petersburg
    • County: Menard         Elev: 181
    • Location given for GNIS #414893 (Oakland 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 Menard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0006, Longitude: -89.8562       In this case, the coordinates for the Oakland 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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