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:
34.9465, -87.1911
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Elledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Elledge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elledge Cemetery
- McCravy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCravy Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCravy Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Tedd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tedd Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedd Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Noblit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Noblit Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblit Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Sandlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandlin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandlin Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Cairo
- Dupree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gaston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Booth Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Booth Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Chapel 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:
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Lentzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Minor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Corum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Elkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Dells Vista Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Hay's Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Anthony Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
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 Limestone 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 begin with 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 Limestone 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 #137880 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137880 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union Hill
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9464733 Lon: -87.1911264
- 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 Limestone, 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 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'. |
| <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. |