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 #107252).
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:
41.2511, -88.1872
The Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Braidwood.
The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the northwest of The Oakwood Cemetery is the Bohemian National Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Custer Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- North Essex Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Essex Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Short Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Beach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McGillivray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starrs Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McCune Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braidwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Godley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Custer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Braceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- East Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carbon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Clarke City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Symerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bonfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reddick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Will County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Gardner
- Mazon
- Reddick
- Wilmington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Will 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #107252
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414837 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414837 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: Will
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmington
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.251143 Lon: -88.1867254
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Will, 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' (or 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |