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 #322299).
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:
35.1959, -93.2099
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yell County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Name Variations for Oak Grove Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Banks Hill Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nunley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brearley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Louvenia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Louvenia Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louvenia Cemetery
- Ard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ard Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ard Cemetery
- Moore's Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brearley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Brearley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Callan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chickalah Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fullton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fullton Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullton Cemetery
- Chickalah Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dacus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dacus Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus Cemetery
- Thompson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norristown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Norristown Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Dardanelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickalah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Dardanelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holla Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cotton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Casa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Winrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Augsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Yell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atkins
- Danville
- Dardanelle
- Dover
- Dover lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Ola
- Ola lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Yell 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: #322299
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2033643 (Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2033643 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: Yell
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dardanelle
- Location given for Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1959195 Lon: -93.2096214
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Yell, 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 drawn 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. |