Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery in Menard, Illinois.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln’s New Salem.
Lincoln’s New Salem
Protected area
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Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction of the former village of New Salem in Menard County, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. Lincoln’s New Salem is situated 2 miles southeast of Oakland Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersburg and Tallula.
Petersburg
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Petersburg is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Illinois, United States, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River.
Tallula
Village
Tallula is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 by William G. Greene. The population was 434 at the 2020 census, down from 488 in 2010. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tallula is situated 6 miles southwest of Oakland Cemetery.
Oakland Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Menard, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.00042° or 40° 0′ 2″ northLongitude
-89.85674° or 89° 51′ 24″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86GG242V+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 431238351OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4904476
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