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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 Oakville Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0491°   (42° 2' 56")

Lon:   -89.9261°   (-89° 55' 33")

The Oakville Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.

The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies just to the northwest of the Oakville Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oakville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Carroll County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakville Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakville Cemetery.

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

    • Chadwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carroll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Argo Fay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
      • Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
    • Ideal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County
    • Lanark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
      • Center Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Wacker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
      • Wacker is located in Carroll County
    • Fair Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Hickory Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
    • Zier Cors
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
      • Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
    • Milledgeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Polsgrove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
        • Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
      • Ayers
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
        • Ayers is located in Carroll County
      • Thomson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hitt
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
        • Hitt is located in Carroll County
      • Elkhorn Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
        • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Spring Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
        • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
      • White Pigeon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
        • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
      • Coleta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleta
        • Coleta is located in Whiteside County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleta <3>
      • Savanna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • South Elkhorn
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
        • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
      • Brookville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
        • Brookville is located in Ogle County
      • Shannon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Loran
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
        • Loran is located in Stephenson County
      • Sabula
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
        • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <3>

    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 Oakville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oakville Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Adams - Daggert Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Adams - Daggert Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • The Adams - Daggert Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Daggert Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams - Daggert Cemetery
    • Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hope Brethren Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Brethren Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Brethren Cemetery
    • Carroll County Farm Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carroll County Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Carroll County Farm Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll County Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529945 <7>
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Halderman Cemetery
      • Old City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #189033 <7>
    • Chadwick Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
    • Arnolds Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Argo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Argo Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • The Argo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Upper York Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argo Cemetery
    • Woodland Brethren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • The Center Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Center Hill United Brethren Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • German Baptist Cemetery
        • Wacker Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2210574 <7>
      • Lanark City Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Lanark City Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • The Lanark City Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lanark Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanark City Cemetery
      • Wolf Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wolf Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Wolf Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
      • Fairhaven Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • The Fairhaven Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Fairhaven Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Cemetery
      • Dutchtown Brethren Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery is located between<8> the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Zier Cors.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
      • Spring Lake Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lower York Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Lower York Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • The Lower York Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Dunshee Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower York Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #193175 <7>
      • Union Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Schriner Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Renner Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • The Renner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renner Cemetery

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

    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 Oakville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1785434  (Oakville Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1785434 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: Mount Carroll
      • County: Carroll         Elev: 231
      • Location given for GNIS #1785434 (Oakville Cemetery)

    The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0491, Longitude: -89.9261    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.
    <8>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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