A visit to the Oakville 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 Oakville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakville Cemetery:
42.0491, -89.9261
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakville Cemetery.<3>
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)
- Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hope Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carroll County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Argo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lanark City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower York Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schriner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Renner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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]<2> of the Oakville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- 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)
- Ideal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zier Cors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thomson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sabula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.
- Coleta
- Lanark
- Milledgeville
- Mount Carroll
- Sabula
- Savanna
- Shannon
- Thomson
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 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #1785434 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carroll
- Location given for Oakville Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0491919 Lon: -89.9262333
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakville 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |