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Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois

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  • CPL Donald Gene Disselkoen, US Army Vietnam KIA (1947 - 1969)
    Cpl. U.S. Army, Vietnam War-Cpl. Disselkoen was killed in action on 6-5-1969 while serving as a {11B10} Infantryman with the 3rd Platoon of Co. C of the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infan...
  • John Carroll Shoup (1868 - 1874)
    5yrs 7mos 9d Child of Samuel N & Alice J Shoup
  • Harry S. Shoup (1864 - 1902)
    Died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Alice Shoup, in Ball township, aged 38 years, 5 months, 18 days. Mr. Shoup is survived by his mother, Mrs. Alice J. Shoup; two sisters, Miss Lucy Shoup, and Mrs. Et...
  • William H. Shoup (1859 - 1948)
    Residence 1860 District 16, Sangamon, Illinois Residence 1870 Ball Township, Sangamon, Illinois
  • Alice J. Shoup, ♊ (1837 - 1926)
    Funeral services for Mrs. Alice J. Shoup were held at her home at Cotton Hill Tuesday. Interment was made at Oak Ridge cemetery. Mrs. Alice Shoup was born April 21, 1837, in Springfield. She was the da...

Oak Ridge Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Illinois at 365 acres and is the second most visited cemetery in the United States. Home of President Abraham Lincoln's Tomb, this active cemetery's first burial was in 1858. The cemetery was officially dedicated on May 24, 1860.

Oak Ridge is the burial home of many settlers of Springfield and Sangamon County and state and local officials. For many years the cemetery was segregated as to both color and religion so some sections tend to represent one race, religion or social status. There are several war memorials and a dedicated area for the Home of the Friendless residents who were buried there in the late 1800s.

Several cemeteries were closed and the remains moved to Oak Ridge over a span of many years. Most notable of those were Hutchinson Cemetery and the Old City Graveyard. Many other small family cemeteries in Sangamon County also had their burials removed to Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge consists of over 50 sections and 75,000 burials. The office is open 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The staff is helpful in providing burial locations and should be contacted for plot information when requesting a tombstone photo.

Other cemeteries that were moved to Oak Ridge Cemetery include Cotton Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois; Clear Lake Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois; Old High School City Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois; Crowder Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois; Home of the Friendless Cemetery.

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