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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 #88625)

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:   42.5076°   (42° 30' 27")

Lon:   -89.0184°   (-89° 1' 6")

The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.

The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Oakwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Thabor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockton Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Bamblett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bamblett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bamblett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bamblett Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County (IL)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Clinton Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Corners Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Afton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Afton Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Newark Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newark Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Shirland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Scotch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scotch Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Rock County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Beloit
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Beloit
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
    • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <6>
  • Garden Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
    • Garden Village is located in Rock County
  • Rockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roscoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shopiere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiffany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tiffany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
    • Tiffany is located in Rock County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tiffany
    • From the Oakwood Cemetery to Tiffany
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Machesney Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
    • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <6>
  • Shirland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland
    • Shirland is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirland <6>
  • Argyle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Newark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Rock County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newark
    • From the Oakwood Cemetery to Newark
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 Rock 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 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 #1570717  (Oakwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1570717 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: Beloit
    • County: Rock         Elev: 239
    • Location given for GNIS #1570717 (Oakwood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #88625

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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 Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, 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 Oakwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5076, Longitude: -89.0184    
<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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