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A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:

36.8490, -90.4306

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County<1>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff lies just to the south of the Oak Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.

Name Variations for Oak Hill Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Oak Hill Cemetery.

Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Lillis Cemetery
  • New Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Lillis Graveyard

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Davidson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • Three Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Three Springs Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Cemetery
  • Nunley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Nunley Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
  • Harwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Harwell Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell Cemetery
  • Marble Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Marble Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill Cemetery
  • Podesva Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Podesva Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podesva Cemetery
  • Magill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Magill Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill Cemetery
  • Carpenter Bend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Keele Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Keele Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keele Cemetery
  • Military Crossing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Black River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shadle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Shadle Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Sparkman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Cemetery
    • Hudgens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgens Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
    • Sheppard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Butler County
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    • Dooley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dooley Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Poplar Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kelly Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
  • Rombauer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wappapello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harviell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fisk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shook is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
  • Broseley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dees Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
  • Fairdealing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Puxico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellsinore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oglesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dudley is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Greenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Neelyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Qulin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Qulin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • McGee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
    • Mill Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Naylor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Naylor is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Grandin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people

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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Records ...
    • GNIS ID #735273  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #735273 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Poplar Bluff
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.8492207     Lon: -90.4306673
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
    • GNIS ID #754651  (Lillis Graveyard)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #754651 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: Butler
      • Topo Map Name: Unknown
      • Location given for Lillis Graveyard:
      • Lat: 0     Lon: 0
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Butler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.