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A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...


The location of the Oak Grove Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 ...

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

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

Lat:   34.9806°   (34° 58' 50")

Lon:   -91.5004°   (-91° 30' 1")

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

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 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 Prairie 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
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 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 southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Des Arc is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <4>
    • Sand Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
    • Little Dixie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
      • Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Fredonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Biscoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
      • Biscoe is located in Prairie County
    • Brasfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
      • Brasfield is located in Prairie County
    • Griffithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
      • Griffithville is located in White County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
      • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
    • Hazen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <4>
    • Cotton Plant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
      • Cotton Plant is located in Woodruff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Plant <4>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Walker
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in White County
      • Gregory
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
        • Gregory is located in Woodruff County
      • Screeton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
        • Screeton is located in Prairie County
      • West Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
        • West Point is located in White County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Howell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
        • Howell is located in Woodruff County
      • Carlisle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
        • Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
      • Tollville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
        • Tollville is located in Prairie County
      • Brinkley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
        • Brinkley is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <4>
      • Fargo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
        • Fargo is located in Monroe County
        • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
        • Higginson is located in White County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Garner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
        • Garner is located in White County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <4>

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whippoorwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whippoorwill Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whippoorwill Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Des Arc.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Home Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1126701 <6>
    • Lost Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lost Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Lost Hill Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323386 <6>
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Belcher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belcher Cemetery is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Ford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • McBee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Powell Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Green Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
      • Trice Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trice Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trice Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Nelson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nelson Cemetery is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Dogwood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dogwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dogwood Cemetery
      • Dogwood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dogwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dogwood Cemetery
      • Walters Chapel Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walters Chapel Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56695 <6>
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Old Bethel Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
      • Biscoe Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biscoe Cemetery
      • Harris Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harris Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Buckeye Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckeye Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #52889 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: Des Arc West
      • County: Prairie         Elev: 62
      • Location given for GNIS #52889 (Oak Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

    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 '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- ) 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: 34.9806, Longitude: -91.5004       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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