About Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois. It lies about 0.6 mi northwest of Taylorville. The grounds sit at about 614 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including James H. Forrester, Olin L. Dupy and Charles Harmonas Shamel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1747919. The nearest other listed cemetery is Young Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Shafer - Perfetti and Assalley Funeral Home in Taylorville, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in Christian County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 59 listings in Christian County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Taylorville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer.
- James H. Forrester1870-1928
- Olin L. Dupy1896-1986
- Charles Harmonas Shamel1867-1954American lawyer
- Eugene Aaron Vandeveer1853-1915Heir
- Horatio Middleton Vandeveer1816-1894Banker, millionaire
- Yolande Vandeveer1885-1960
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
39.54167, -89.28693
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
- Young CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Glen Haven Memorial GardensTaylorville, ILMemorial park2.4 mi
- Fraley CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Langley CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Harris CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery4.4 mi
- Anderson CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Brush Creek CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Donner CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Mound Chapel CemeteryTaylorville, ILChurch cemetery5.3 mi
- Tanner CemeteryTaylorville, ILCemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Hill Cemetery
- Shafer - Perfetti and Assalley Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Taylorville · (217) 824-3311
- McClure Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Taylorville · (217) 824-4949
- Sutton Memorial Home1.0 miFuneral home · Taylorville · (217) 824-2275
- Wilson Park Funeral Home9.6 miFuneral home · Edinburg · (217) 623-5253
- Perfetti Assalley Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Morrisonville · (217) 526-3131
- Kennedy & Sons Funeral Directors PC15 miFuneral home · Pana · (217) 562-3959
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