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United States historic place Petersburg Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Menard County Courthouse Show map of Illinois Show map of the United States Location Petersburg, Illinois Coordinates 40°0′27″N 89°51′10″W / 40.00750°N 89.85278°W / 40.00750; -89.85278 Area 34 acres (14 ha) Architectural style Greek Revival ...
The largest monument in the cemetery marks the grave of pioneer and local historian Nehemiah Matson; it is 34 feet (10 m) tall and made of 44 tons of granite, and it cost $4,600 when it was built in 1884. [2] The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 2021, as the Oakland Cemetery Historic District. [1]
Illinois Route 123 enters Petersburg from the south with IL 97 but leaves to the east on East Sangamon Street. IL 123 leads east and south 11 miles (18 km) to Athens, and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Illinois Route 125 near Pleasant Plains. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Petersburg has a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.04 km 2), all land.
This list of cemeteries in Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
Oakland Cemetery may refer to: Oakland Cemetery (Camden, Arkansas) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places Oakland Cemetery, Confederate Section , Camden, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP
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