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:
40.4706, -90.6662
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies just 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Macomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Macomb Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb Cemetery
- Old Macomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brooking Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooking Cemetery
- Stickel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Bardolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pennington #1 Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington #1 Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Argyle Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Strader Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Strader Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strader Cemetery
- Riden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Riden Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riden Cemetery
- Wayland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wayland Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Pennington Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- University Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Macomb
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lamone Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Bardolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sciota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Industry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bushnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blandinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doddsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Youngstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Table Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Joetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fountain Green
(15 miles [24.1 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 Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Adair lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Bardolph
- Blandinsville
- Bushnell
- Colchester
- Fountain Green
- Good Hope
- Industry
- Macomb
- Sciota
- Table Grove
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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 #414929 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414929 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macomb
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.470874 Lon: -90.6687416
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |