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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 #107275)

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 ...

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

Lat:   42.2819°   (42° 16' 54")

Lon:   -89.6629°   (-89° 39' 46")

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

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the east northeast of the Oakland Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oakland Cemetery ...

The Oakland Cemetery was established in 1901.

Name Variations for Oakland Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Oakland Freeport Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.

  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Freeport City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Hart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • County Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Harlem Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liebhart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liebhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liebhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Cranes Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranes Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranes Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Babbs Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babbs Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babbs Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Eleroy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eleroy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eleroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Silver Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Grisby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grisby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grisby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Salem UCC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Samel Evangelical Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samel Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samel Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Samel Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Prairie Dell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Dell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Dell Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • State Road Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The State Road Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Gunds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gunds Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Cedarville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.

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 Stephenson 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #414890  (Oakland Freeport Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #414890 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: Freeport West
    • County: Stephenson         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #414890 (Oakland Freeport Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #107275

The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, 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 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 Oakland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2819, Longitude: -89.6629    
<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 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.
<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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