A visit to the Oaky 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 Oaky Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaky Grove Cemetery:
31.4891, -85.2594
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaky Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oaky Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the north of the Oaky Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaky Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oaky Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaky Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26798 <5>
- Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adoniram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Adoniram Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adoniram Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danzey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Danzey Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzey Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Old Wiggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wiggins Cemetery
- Granberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Granberry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granberry Cemetery
- Balkum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Balkum Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaky Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaky Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakey Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Capps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Graball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Haleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Headland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shorterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Clopton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Williams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Kinsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fort Gaines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Napier Field
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Grimes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Webb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Screamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Skipperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Mabson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Midland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Tidwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
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 Oaky Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaky Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Dothan
- Fort Gaines
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oaky Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Oaky Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142988 (Oaky Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142988 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newville
- Location given for Oaky Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4890592 Lon: -85.2593778
- 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 Henry, 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- Oaky 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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