About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois. It lies about 1.0 mi north of Pittsfield. The grounds sit at about 722 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Chauncey L. Higbee and Jefferson R. Boulware. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1725421. The nearest other listed cemetery is Pittsfield West Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 127 cemeteries we list in Pike County, and 54 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pittsfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist.
- Chauncey L. Higbee1821-1884American Latter Day Saint
- Jefferson R. Boulware1867-1913American lawyer and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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
39.59387, -90.81075
What Oakwood 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
- Pittsfield West CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery1.1 mi
- Tamsett Willsey CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Petty Highland CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Goodin CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Calvary CemeteryPittsfield, ILCatholic cemetery2.6 mi
- Watson CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Sunny Hill CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Moore - Enderly - Yackley CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Lowder CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Foreman CemeteryPittsfield, ILCemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Niebur Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Pittsfield · (217) 285-5505
- Shireman Memorials1.1 miMonument dealer · Pittsfield · (217) 730-8880
- Airsman-Hires Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Griggsville · (217) 833-2321
- Lummis Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Pleasant Hill · (217) 734-2514
- Niebur Funeral Chapel14 miFuneral chapel · Barry · (217) 335-2305
- Collier Funeral Homes Inc17 miFuneral home · Louisiana · (573) 754-4800
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