About Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. It lies about 2.3 mi north of Cedar Rapids. The grounds sit at about 797 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including James William Good, Walter Donald Douglas and George Greene. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459709. The nearest funeral home we know of is Papich-Kuba Funeral Service in Cedar Rapids, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 90 cemeteries we list in Linn County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cedar Rapids. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Hill Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 writers, 1 business leader, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- James William Good1866-1929American politician
- Walter Donald Douglas1861-1912American businessman
- George Greene1817-1880Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court and founder of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Nathaniel M. Hubbard1829-1902American lawyer
- Henry Otis Pratt1838-1931American politician
- John Taylor Hamilton1843-1925Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Edgar Erastus Clark1856-1930American lawyer and government official
- Charles A. Clark1841-1913Medal of Honor recipient
- Ella Robinson Merchant1857-1916American newspaper publisher and author
- Ira T. Carrithers1886-1955American sports coach, athletics administrator
- Johnson Brigham1846-1936American journalist, author, and librarian
- H. Gates Angle1823-1882American politician
Show all 17 notable burials
- James Elliott Blake1870-1938
- Redman Davis Stephens1874-1931
- Stephen Leland Dows1832-1908American politician; Millionaire
- Susan Henrietta Dows1871-1917
- Thomas McElderry Sinclair1842-1881Millionaire; May 14, 1842, March 24, 1881
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
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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
- Syrian CemeteryCedar Rapids, IACemetery0.1 mi
- Saint George Orthodox CemeteryCedar Rapids, IAOrthodox cemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryCedar Rapids, IACemetery0.2 mi
- Eben Israel CemeteryCedar Rapids, IACemetery1.3 mi
- Czech National CemeteryCedar Rapids, IANational cemetery1.3 mi
- Muslim National CemeteryCedar Rapids, IANational cemetery1.3 mi
- Brockman CemeteryCedar Rapids, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Murdoch - Linwood CemeteryCedar Rapids, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryCedar Rapids, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Baker CemeteryCedar Rapids, IACemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Hill Cemetery
- Papich-Kuba Funeral Service0.8 miFuneral home · Cedar Rapids · (319) 362-9032
- Cedar Rapids Cremation Society1.1 miCremation provider · Cedar Rapids · (319) 382-8556
- Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services1.2 miFuneral home · Cedar Rapids · (319) 362-2147
- Brosh Chapel1.4 miFuneral home · Cedar Rapids · (319) 362-8837
- Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service2.0 miFuneral home · Cedar Rapids · (319) 364-1549
- Cedar Memorial - Westside Chapel2.2 miFuneral home · Cedar Rapids
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