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:
40.1078, -87.7764
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the east northeast 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 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Makemson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Searl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allhands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Johnson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stearns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- God's Acre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trimmell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Missionfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belgium Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fithian
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Collison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Busenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meeks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Danville
- Fairmount
- Fithian
- Homer
- Homer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ogden
- Potomac
- Saint Joseph
- Sidell
- Tilton
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 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 Vermilion 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 #1951095 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951095 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: Vermilion
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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> | 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. |
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