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Introduction ...

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 Oregon Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oregon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   40.4700°   (40° 28' 11")

Lon:   -88.2581°   (-88° 15' 29")

The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Paxton. Paxton lies just to the east of the Oregon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Oregon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pontoppidan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontoppidan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontoppidan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Farmersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmersville Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Blackford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Meharry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meharry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meharry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ten Mile Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Drummer Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummer Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummer Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drummer Twp. Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Melvin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Beekman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beekman Cemetery
    • The Beekman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • East Bend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bend Cemetery
    • The East Bend Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • The East Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Bend Memorial Gardens
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Glen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Pells Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pells Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pells Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ludlow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
      • The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ludlow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ludlow.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106685 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Eden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • American Luthern Church Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Champaign County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oregon Cemetery.

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

  • Elliott
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gibson City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
    • Gibson City is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
    • Gibson City has also been known as:
    • Gibson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
  • Melvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <6>
  • Garber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Garber is located in Ford County
  • Ludlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <6>
  • Paxton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Paxton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <6>
  • Proctor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Ford County
  • Dewey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <6>
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
  • Loda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <6>
  • Roberts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <6>
  • Sibley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Foosland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <6>
    • Rantoul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <6>
    • Saybrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <6>
    • Lotus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Lotus is located in Champaign County
    • Buckley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
      • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <6>
    • Strawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
      • Strawn is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <6>
    • Thawville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
      • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <6>
    • Cropsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Oregon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oregon 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 Oregon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #415166  (Oregon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #415166 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: Gibson City East
    • County: Ford         Elev: 235
    • Location given for GNIS #415166 (Oregon Cemetery)

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

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 Ford, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oregon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4700, Longitude: -88.2581       In this case, the coordinates for the Oregon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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