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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oak Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oak Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Grove, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Oak Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Angel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Colvins Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Cochran Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Grayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Clark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Appalachian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Bird ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Taits Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Highland Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Hoods Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Wynnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Ball Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Spring Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Exie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Moshat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Rock Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sand Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Clay County
- Elder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Grantley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Borden Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Heflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Abel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Edwardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hollis Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cotnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Crossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rains ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cobb City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Markton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Burns Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Rainbow City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Boaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Ragland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Wattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Seddon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Avondale Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Branchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- McElderry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Esom Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
- Trinity Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172971 <3>
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ohatchee #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Landers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ohatchee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Laney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Duke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Markton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Grayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Colvins Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Ottery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottery
- Reaves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Oak Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |