About Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois. It lies about 0.8 mi south of Lewistown. The grounds sit at about 587 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including William E. Hull, John Wesley Ross and Leonard Fulton Ross. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 424190. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Henry-Lange Memorial Homes in Lewistown, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 113 cemeteries we list in Fulton County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lewistown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 journalist, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- William E. Hull1866-1942American politician from Illinois
- John Wesley Ross1841-1902American attorney and politician
- Leonard Fulton Ross1823-1901Union Army general
- Thomas A. Boyd1830-1897American politician
- Simeon P. Shope1837-1920American judge
- William Taylor Davidson1837-1915American journalist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill 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
- Saint Marys CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery0.7 mi
- McNeil CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Wright CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Connor CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Apple CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Freeman CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery4.5 mi
- Waterford CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery4.5 mi
- Salem Wilcoxen CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery4.5 mi
- Providence CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Engle CemeteryLewistown, ILCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Hill Cemetery
- Henry-Lange Memorial Homes0.5 miFuneral home · Lewistown · (309) 547-2013
- Henry-Lange Memorial Homes6.5 miFuneral home · Cuba · (309) 785-2791
- Hurley Funeral Home8.7 miFuneral home · Havana · (309) 543-2244
- Abel Monument Co.12 miMonument dealer · Canton · (309) 647-0105
- White Chapel Memory Gardens13 miFuneral home · Canton · (309) 647-2236
- Oaks-Hines Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Canton · (309) 647-1601
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