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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. 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 Oak Grove Cemetery ...

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

34.9806, -91.5004

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

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Whippoorwill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Whippoorwill Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill Cemetery
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
  • Kings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Welcome Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Welcome Home Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Des Arc.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1126701 <5>
  • Lost Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Belcher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Belcher Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • McBee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Powell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
    • Green Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
    • Trice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Trice Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trice Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Dogwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
    • Dogwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
    • Walters Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
    • Biscoe Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Des Arc
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sand Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Little Dixie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Fredonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Biscoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Biscoe is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
  • Brasfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brasfield is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
  • Griffithville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffithville is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • De Valls Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Plains
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
  • Hazen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazen is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <6>
  • Cotton Plant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Walker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Walker is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Cuneo ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuneo is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
    • Gregory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gregory is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Screeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Screeton is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
    • West Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Point is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Flynn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Flynn is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Howell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Howell is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tollville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Tollville is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
    • Brinkley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fargo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fargo is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Kensett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Higginson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Higginson is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Garner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Prairie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Prairie 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 Oak Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #52889  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52889 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: Prairie
      • Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Des Arc West
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9806464     Lon: -91.5004086
      • 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 Arkansas' counties, including Prairie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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.