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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 34.0115° (34° 0' 41")
Lon: -93.7371° (-93° 44' 13")
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the northeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Roy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Japany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murfreesboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Academy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Young Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Nashville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nashville Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Temperanceville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temperanceville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temperanceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Temperanceville Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Bell Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brocktown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Howard County
- St. Peter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Billstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nash Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Pike County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tokio
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roy
- From the Oak Grove Cemetery to Roy
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Doyle
- From the Oak Grove Cemetery to Doyle
- Murfreesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nathan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McCaskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Billstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ozan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Pike City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buck Range
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Delight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blevins
- Delight
- Murfreesboro
- Nashville
- Ozan
- Pike City
- Washington
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 Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pike County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Oak Grove Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #77873 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #77873 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Murfreesboro
- County: Pike Elev: 151
- Location given for GNIS #77873 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0115, Longitude: -93.7371 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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