Oak Ridge Cemetery is an American cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The Lincoln Tomb, where Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of their children lie, is here, as are the graves of other prominent Illinois figures. Opened in 1860, it was the third and is now the only public cemetery in Springfield, after the City Cemetery and Hutchinson. The cemetery was designed by William Saunders in the Rural Cemetery Landscape Lawn style. The location was chosen for its topography, including rolling hills, key to this style. The many eponymous oak trees cover a ridge bordering low-lying Spring Creek, a landscape unusual in central Illinois. The newest, southwest section opened after 1945. Its design follows the Memorial Park style, in which roadways are wide enough for motor vehicles. Oak Ridge has a Korean War memorial, the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial and the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum is adjacent. Notable burials William Henry Bissell Jacob Bunn John Whitfield Bunn Daniel Pope Cook John Cook Shelby Moore Cullom Jesse K. Dubois Ninian Edwards, only governor of the Illinois Territory William Lee D. Ewing Nellie Grant – daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant William Herndon Elijah Iles William Jayne John L. Lewis – President of the United Mine Workers from 1919 to 1960 Abraham Lincoln – sixteenth President of the United States during the Civil War Mary Todd Lincoln – Abraham's wife Fleetwood Lindley – the last person to have looked upon Lincoln's face in September 1901 Vachel Lindsay John Alexander McClernand Alfred Orendorff John Carroll Power – first custodian of Lincoln's Tomb Alexander Starne – Illinois Secretary of State and Illinois Treasurer John T. Stuart – U.S. Congressman, lawyer, law partner of Abraham Lincoln John Riley Tanner Arthur Harrison Wilson (Medal of Honor) Gallery References External links Illinois Ancestors – Oak Ridge Cemetery Oak Ridge Cemetery – City of Springfield Graveyards.com – photos Cemeteries in Illinois Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Monuments and memorials in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Springfield, Illinois Tourist attractions in Springfield, Illinois Abraham Lincoln Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Rural cemeteries Tombs of presidents of the United States