A visit to the Oakwood 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 Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
42.4497, -89.9857
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County<2>.
The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Waddams Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howardsille Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsille Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Holley Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Lena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa Cemetery
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gratiot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gratiot Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Eastman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Apple River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- South Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cadiz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Eleroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Wiota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Scales Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Loran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Pearl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Woodford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Shullsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jo Daviess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Elizabeth
- Gratiot
- Lena
- Lena lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Pearl City
- Shullsburg
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jo Daviess 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414936 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414936 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: Jo Daviess
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warren
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4497312 Lon: -89.9856795
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Jo Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |