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:
34.1184, -87.6609
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west 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 5 miles [8 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.
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Myers Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Myers Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Hill Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Ryefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ryefield Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryefield Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Haley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Unknown Soldiers Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Hoggle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoggle Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggle Cemetery
- Hoggle Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoggle Ridge Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggle Ridge 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:
- Glen Mary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Thornhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Natural Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Haleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brilliant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farriss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Twin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Eldridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slicklizzard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Nauvoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Pebble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Glen Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Double Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hackleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Stinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bazemore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Double Springs
- Haleyville
- Winfield
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 either 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 Marion 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 #138036 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138036 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gold Mine
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1184343 Lon: -87.6608564
- 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 Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |