A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #174261).
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:
35.8298, -94.1462
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Kelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kelton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Woolsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Koyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Koyle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koyle Cemetery
- Union Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Fork Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
- Schaberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Schaberg Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaberg Cemetery
- Pense Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pense Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pense Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Campbell Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Billingsley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Winslow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winfrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Onda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strickler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Locke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bidville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crosses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skylight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Lee Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canehill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkins
- Prairie Grove
- West Fork
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Washington 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #174261
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Washington, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |