About Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery near Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois. It lies about 0.7 mi east of Woodstock. The grounds sit at about 994 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Chester Gould, Johnny Stompanato and Dwight Stuessy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414891. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home in Woodstock, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in McHenry County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in McHenry County dates to 1843. 4 of the 57 listings in McHenry County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Woodstock. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakland Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 basketball player, 1 World War II veteran.
- Chester Gould1900-1985American cartoonist
- Johnny Stompanato1925-1958American mobster
- Dwight Stuessy1906-1957American basketball player-coach
- William H. Wright1854-1937
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
42.31755, -88.46253
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
- Calvary CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery0.3 mi
- Pioneer CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Scandinavian CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- McHenry County Memorial ParkWoodstock, ILMemorial park3.1 mi
- Fairview CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery4.4 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryWonder Lake, ILCemetery5.6 mi
- Mount Thabor Cemetery5311 Mount Thabor Road, Woodstock, ILCemetery5.6 mi
- Ridgefield CemeteryCrystal Lake, ILCemetery6.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Memorial ParkCrystal Lake, ILMemorial park6.9 mi
Funeral homes near Oakland Cemetery
- Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Woodstock · (815) 338-1710
- Saunders Funeral Home & Crematory2.1 miCremation provider · Woodstock · (815) 420-3030
- Cardinal Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd.7.4 miCremation provider · Crystal Lake · (815) 451-9040
- Justen's Wonder Lake Funeral7.6 miFuneral home · Wonder Lake · (815) 728-0233
- Cremation Professionals7.6 miCremation provider · Wonder Lake · (815) 759-1200
- Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Crystal Lake · (815) 459-1760
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