Oakland Cemetery in Petersburg, Illinois

Oakland Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois. It lies about 0.9 mi northeast of Petersburg. The grounds sit at about 594 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Edgar Lee Masters, Ann Rutledge and Harlington Wood, Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414893. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Peters Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 35 cemeteries we list in Menard County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Petersburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 1 writer.

• Edgar Lee Masters1868-1950
  American writer
• Ann Rutledge1813-1835
  First love of Abraham Lincoln
• Harlington Wood, Jr.1920-2008
  American judge

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.

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.

• Saint Peters Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Rose Hill Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Baker Prairie Number 2 Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Park Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Baker Prairie Number 1 Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Old Concord Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Hash Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Farmers Point Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  4.0 mi
• Concord Cemetery

  Petersburg, IL
  Cemetery

  4.0 mi

• Hurley Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Petersburg · (217) 632-2500
  0.8 mi
• Mott & Henning Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Athens · (217) 636-8212
  7.5 mi
• Hurley Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Greenview · (217) 968-5504
  8.4 mi
• Staab Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Sherman · (217) 993-7770
  15 mi
• Lintner-Hurley Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Chandlerville · (217) 458-2424
  16 mi
• Hurley Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Mason City · (217) 482-5959
  16 mi

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