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A visit to the Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn Cemetery ...

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

41.0945, -88.4812

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Oaklawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oaklawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McDowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dwight Old Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Nevada Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108062 <5>
  • Goodfarm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108635 <5>
  • East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2812448 <5>
  • Odell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Odell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
  • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • Sunbury Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Call Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
    • Round Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
    • Old Mazon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Mazon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mazon Cemetery
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
    • Hegland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hegland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
    • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • Camp Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dwight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
  • Sunbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Adams is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Odell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Odell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
  • Highland Town ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
  • Budd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Budd is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
  • Kinsman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Verona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ransom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Emington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Campus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cardiff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gardner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mazon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blackstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cayuga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • South Wilmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Swygert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Eylar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Reddick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • East Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Wauponsee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
    • Clarke City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • Kernan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kernan is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
    • Missal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Missal is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal

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 Oaklawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dwight
  • Emington
  • Gardner
  • Mazon
    • Mazon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oaklawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mazon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Odell
    • Odell lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oaklawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oaklawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Reddick

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 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 Oaklawn Cemetery: