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A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #107267)

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 Oakwood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0483°   (42° 2' 53")

Lon:   -89.4581°   (-89° 27' 29")

The cemetery is located in Ogle County<2>.

As an estimate, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mount Morris.

The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies just to the east southeast of the Oakwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Plainview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • West Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Haldane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haldane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haldane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haldane Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Camlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camlin Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Adeline Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adeline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adeline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adeline Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Pine Creek Christian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Creek Christian Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Lightsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lightsville Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • North Grove Evangelical Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Grove Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Grove Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Grove Evangelical Cemetery is located in Ogle County

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]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.

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

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 Ogle County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #1705997  (Oakwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1705997 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 Morris
    • County: Ogle         Elev: 268
    • Location given for GNIS #1705997 (Oakwood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #107267

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Ogle, 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 obstructions 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 Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0483, Longitude: -89.4581    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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