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:
34.4117, -87.5793
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest 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] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duboise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denton Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Churntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Phil Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pebble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Ashridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Muck City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boar Tush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Belgreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Franklin 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 #161781 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161781 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newburg
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4117628 Lon: -87.5791929
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |