Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Oak Grove is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
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:
- DeKalb 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.
- Beaty Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Hammondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Bankhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Henagar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Blanche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Taft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Ringgold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Sand Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Higdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eliza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Gray ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Fackler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Haynes Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Blue Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Fort Oglethorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Boynton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cloudland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Trion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyerly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Zula ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cassandra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Bronco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Martindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Chickamauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Rock Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flintstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tiftonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Milbro Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Richard City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Head Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beene Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Biddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biddle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Beaty Crossroads.
- The Biddle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Church Cemetery
- Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21620 <3>
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cordell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Little River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Mentone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192674 <3>
- Weldon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davenport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Kaolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Ider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mentone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Valley Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henagar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bankhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Rosalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Rising Fawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 27 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 18 miles [29 km]<2>. 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 helpful websites 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 DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |
| <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> | 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. |