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:
33.4079, -86.6797
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 16 miles [25.7 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 20 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.
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Old Acton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Acton Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Croft Acton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Acton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- K Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Signal Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
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- Lake Purdy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Inverness
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Bridgeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Shoal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Cahaba Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cahaba Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Mountain Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vestavia Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mountain Brook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- English Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Dunavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rock Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Vandiver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnavant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- East Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- Weems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Oxmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Birmingham
- Gate City
- Pelham
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 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 Shelby 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 #146536 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146536 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cahaba Heights
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4078862 Lon: -86.6797085
- 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 Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
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