Oakland Cemetery in Princeton, Illinois

Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. It lies about 1.0 mi east of Princeton. The grounds sit at about 666 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Owen Lovejoy, Douglas Spencer and Thomas J. Henderson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414888. The nearest other listed cemetery is Elm Lawn Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Grant-Johnson Funeral Homes and Crematory in Princeton, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 84 cemeteries we list in Bureau County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

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

Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Mexican-American War veteran, 1 scientist, 1 writer.

• Owen Lovejoy1811-1864
  American politician
• Douglas Spencer1910-1960
  American actor
• Thomas J. Henderson1824-1911
  American politician
• Cyrus Bryant1798-1865
  American educator
• John Howard Bryant1807-1902
  22 Jul 1807 - 14 Jan 1902
• Joseph R. Peterson1904-1967
  American lawyer, farmer, and politician
• Thomas P. Gunning1882-1943
  American dentist and politician
• Henry Vallette Warren1827-1906
  Clergyman and author

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.

• Elm Lawn Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Jenkins-Green Cemetery (historical)

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Bureau County Home Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Triplett Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Sapp Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Forest Hill Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Mount Bloom Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  5.3 mi
• Corss Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Cemetery

  5.5 mi
• Aldrich Family Cemetery

  Princeton, IL
  Family cemetery

  5.8 mi

• Grant-Johnson Funeral Homes and Crematory

  Cremation provider · Princeton · (815) 872-1427
  1.1 mi
• Fiocchi Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Princeton · (815) 879-3641
  1.3 mi
• Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments

  Funeral home · Princeton · (815) 875-2425
  1.6 mi
• Hurst Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Ladd · (815) 223-0380
  14 mi
• Garland Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Walnut · (815) 379-2010
  14 mi
• Bache Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · La Moille
  14 mi

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