About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois. It lies about 1.4 mi north of Warsaw. The grounds sit at about 591 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Benjamin F. Marsh, Oliver Edwards and James B. Dodge. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414887. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lutheran Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Printy Funeral Home in Warsaw, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Hancock County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Warsaw. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 US representative.
- Benjamin F. Marsh1839-1905American politician
- Oliver Edwards1835-1904Brevet major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- James B. Dodge1837-1922Millionaire
- Jane Eliza Coolbaugh1853-1905
- William Asa Dodge1867-1933Banker
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.
Map
40.33880, -91.43500
What Oakland 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
- Lutheran CemeteryWarsaw, ILLutheran cemetery0.2 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryWarsaw, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Wythe Congregational Church CemeteryWarsaw, ILChurch cemetery3.4 mi
- Buena Vista Mound CemeteryKeokuk, IACemetery3.4 mi
- Green Plains CemeteryWarsaw, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Oiler Family CemeteryKeokuk, IAFamily cemetery4.3 mi
- Turner Plot CemeteryKeokuk, IACemetery4.3 mi
- Keokuk National Cemetery1701 J Street, Keokuk, IANational cemetery4.5 mi
- Oiler Family CemeteryKeokuk, IAFamily cemetery4.6 mi
- Oakland CemeteryKeokuk, IACemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Printy Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Warsaw · (217) 256-4700
- DeJong-Printy Funeral Home and Crematory5.0 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-2340
- Vigen Memorial Home and Crematory5.1 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-3377
- Printy Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Hamilton · (217) 847-3321
- Davis Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Canton · (573) 288-4422
- Arnolds Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Canton · (573) 288-4488
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