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A visit to the South 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 South Oak Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Oak Grove Cemetery:

31.3738, -88.3806

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The South Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the South Oak Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Oak Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gilley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gilley Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
  • Fruitdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fruitdale Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale Cemetery
  • Yellowpine Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowpine Community Cemetery
    • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yellow Pine Cemetery
    • Yellow Pine Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27223 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Four Points Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Four Points Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points Cemetery
  • Escatawpa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Escatawpa Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa Cemetery
  • State Line Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Red Bank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Red Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Cemetery
  • Johnson Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Methodist Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tibbie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Tibbie Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Spring Bank Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Grimes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
    • Epworth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Epworth Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
    • Fairhope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Fairhope Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope Cemetery
    • Laton Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Laton Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fruitdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Yellow Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • Escatawpa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • State Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Vinegar Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
  • Tibbie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tibbie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
  • Chatom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <6>
  • Deer Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Seaboard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Clark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Barlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Barlow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Copeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Copeland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hobson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hobson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Mehaffey ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mehaffey is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
    • Carson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
    • Sims Chapel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Hawthorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Millry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Robinsons Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
    • Chicora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Leakesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Healing Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Healing Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs

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 South Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 South Oak Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 South Oak Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #127132  (South Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127132 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fruitdale
      • Location given for South Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3737812     Lon: -88.3805717
      • 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 Washington, 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- South 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.