A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Grove Cemetery:
34.0784, -86.5505
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Blountsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blountsville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville Cemetery
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fowler Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Oneonta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23519 <5>
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Blackwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alldredge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Alldredge Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alldredge Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Blountsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mountain Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Rosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Fridays Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Birdie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Susan Moore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Clarence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Holly Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Nectar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Wynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Baileytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hoods Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Bird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Deavers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Oneonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- McLarty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oak Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Blount County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730295 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730295 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Blount
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blountsville
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0784305 Lon: -86.5505456
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |