About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois. It lies about 1.1 mi southeast of Carbondale. The grounds sit at about 423 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including A.C. Reed, Alexander Lane and Cornelius Ward Rapp. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414886. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodlawn Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Huffman-Harker Funeral Home in Carbondale, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 93 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Carbondale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
Among them: 2 architects, 1 business leader, 1 musician, 1 scientist.
- A.C. Reed1926-2004American blues saxophonist
- Alexander Lane1857-1911American physician and politician
- Cornelius Ward Rapp1860-1926American architect
- Ezekiel J. Ingersoll1836-1925American businessman and politician
- George Leslie Rapp1878-1941American architect, noted for designing theaters
- William Carl Gower1911-1945American biologist
- Will Griffith1889-1950American newspaper publisher
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakland Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Oakland Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Woodlawn CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Dillinger CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Snider Hill CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Hall CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryCarbondale, ILChristian cemetery3.0 mi
- Pleasant Grove Memorial CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Murdale Gardens of MemoryMurphysboro, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Winchester CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Hiller Crab Orchard CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- North County Line CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Huffman-Harker Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 457-2400
- Walker Funeral Homes1.0 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 529-3100
- Meredith Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.2 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 457-4139
- Jackson Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 457-6623
- Jackson Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 457-2580
- Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home - Old 133.1 miFuneral home · Murphysburough · (618) 687-2500
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