About Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. The grounds sit at about 784 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 12 notable people buried here, including Roy Chapman Andrews, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and Clinton Babbitt. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1570717. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Hansen-Gravitt Funeral & Cremation Service in Beloit, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 50 cemeteries we list in Rock County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 50 listings in Rock County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Oakwood Cemetery
Among them: 3 writers, 2 business leaders, 1 artist, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist, 1 scientist, 1 US representative.
- Roy Chapman Andrews1884-1960American explorer, naturalist, and writer
- Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin1843-1928American geologist and educator
- Clinton Babbitt1831-1907American politician
- William Barstow Strong1837-1914American businessman
- Joseph Emerson1821-1900American minister and theologian
- Samuel Colley1807-1890American politician and businessman
- Charles W. Merriman1852-1930American physician and politician
- George W. Belting1878-1944American photographer and postcard publisher
- Leonard H. Wheeler1811-187218 Apr 1811 - 25 Feb 1872
- Simon Smith1839-1924Wisconsin politician
- Stephen Denison Peet1831-19141831-1914 , Congregational clergyman and archaeologist
- J. M. Bundy1835-1891
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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
42.50764, -89.01856
What Oakwood 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 CemeteryBeloit, WIChristian cemetery0.3 mi
- East Lawn Cemetery2200 Milwaukee Road, Beloit, WICemetery1.0 mi
- Mount Thabor Cemetery2138 Shopiere Road, Beloit, WIChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Floral Lawn CemeterySouth Beloit, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Pinnacle Hill CemeteryPleasant Valley Road, South Beloit, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Rockton Township CemeteryRockton, ILMunicipal cemetery4.7 mi
- Turtleville CemeteryBeloit, WICemetery5.0 mi
- Forest Hill CemeterySouth Beloit, ILCemetery5.5 mi
- Baldwin CemeteryBeloit, WICemetery5.7 mi
- Roscoe Cemetery5505 Harrison Street, Roscoe, ILCemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Oakwood Cemetery
- Hansen-Gravitt Funeral & Cremation Service0.8 miCremation provider · Beloit · (608) 362-6044
- First Wisconsin Cremation1.7 miCremation provider · Beloit · (855) 832-1956
- Rosman Uehling Kinzer Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Beloit · (608) 364-4477
- Daley Murphy Wisch & Assoc. Funeral Home & Crematorium2.0 miCremation provider · Beloit · (608) 362-3444
- Foster Funeral & Cremation Service2.9 miCremation provider · Beloit · (608) 368-8143
- Compassion Cremation Service2.9 miCremation provider · Beloit · (608) 217-9166
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Oakwood Cemetery located?
Oakwood Cemetery is at 1221 Clay Avanue, Beloit, WI 53511 in Rock County. GPS coordinates: 42.50764, -89.01856.
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