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:
33.3687, -85.7786
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bellview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Campbell Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Lineville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lineville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Black Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hassell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Barfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Lineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Harkins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Cragford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ofelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ironaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Mellow Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Abel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Chandler Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Milner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Hollis Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- McElderry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Millerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Munford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Silver Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
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 Clay 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 first visit 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 Clay 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 #1805404 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805404 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville West
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3687232 Lon: -85.7785728
- 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 Clay, 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. |