Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois

Oak Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was established in 1860. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 95000986). The grounds sit at about 558 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 75 notable people buried here, including Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln and Vachel Lindsay. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414847. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lincoln Tomb, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Springfield, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Sangamon County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Sangamon County dates to 1857. 6 of the 96 listings in Sangamon County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 13 US representatives, 6 writers, 5 Civil War veterans, 5 governors, 3 artists, 3 US senators, 2 journalists, 1 actor.

• Abraham Lincoln1809-1865
  President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
• Mary Todd Lincoln1818-1882
  First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865
• Vachel Lindsay1879-1931
  American poet
• Tad Lincoln1853-1871
  Fourth son of President Abraham Lincoln
• William Lee D. Ewing1795-1846
  American politician
• John Alexander McClernand1812-1900
  Union United States Army general
• John Llewellyn Lewis1880-1969
  American labor leader
• Ninian Edwards1775-1833
  American politician
• Shelby Moore Cullom1829-1914
  American politician
• William Wallace Lincoln1850-1862
  Third son of Abraham Lincoln
• Edward Baker Lincoln1846-1850
  Second son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln
• John Riley Tanner1844-1901
  Governor of Illinois from 1897 to 1901

People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Ridge 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.

• Lincoln Tomb

  Springfield, IL
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  2001 North 1st Street, Springfield, IL · est. 1857
  Catholic cemetery

  0.5 mi
• McKinnie Cemetery

  Springfield, IL
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Crowder Cemetery

  1401 Chatham Road, Leland Grove, IL
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Bissell Cemetery

  2785 Colt Road, Springfield, IL
  Cemetery

  4.3 mi
• Oak Hill Cemetery

  4688 Old Route 36, Springfield, IL
  Cemetery

  5.0 mi
• Roselawn Pet Cemetery

  Riverton, IL
  Pet cemetery

  5.0 mi
• Resurrection Hill Cemetery

  Riverton, IL
  Cemetery

  5.1 mi
• Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery

  1735 Camp Butler Road, Springfield, IL · est. 1927
  Memorial park

  5.2 mi
• Camp Butler National Cemetery

  5063 Camp Butler Road, Springfield, IL · est. 1865
  National cemetery

  5.5 mi

• Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home & Cremation Service

  Funeral home · Springfield · (217) 544-5755
  1.2 mi
• Ruby Funeral Services & Chapel, Inc.

  Funeral home · Springfield · (217) 679-6658
  2.0 mi
• Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center-Springfield

  Funeral home · Springfield · (217) 544-4646
  2.2 mi
• Bisch & Son Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Springfield · (217) 544-5424
  2.4 mi
• Staab Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Springfield · (217) 528-6461
  2.4 mi
• Vancil-Murphy Funeral Home and Cremation Services

  Funeral home · Springfield · (217) 525-1500
  2.5 mi

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