Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Grove is located in Crawford County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington, Adair (OK), Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Crawford County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Wright Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Kibler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Alma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barcelona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Cecil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Donald ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Cravens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Felkner Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Webb City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Ratcliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Caulksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Lucas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Booneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carolan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Carbon City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Fort Smith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Lavaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Jenny Lind
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Bloomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ursula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Bonanza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Hackett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strickler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strickler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Skylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Skylight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Onda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Onda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Greasy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cherry Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Arkoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Pocola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Coffee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Rock Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Skullyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <1>
- Cameron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Panama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Shady Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Moffett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Remy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Short
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Belfonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Long
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Muldrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gans is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <1>
- Stoney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Akins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Seven Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Brushy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Gill Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Forest Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mc Allister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alma City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alma City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Alma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1041985 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Catcher
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
- Haroldton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haroldton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Smith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Massard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Alma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rudy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dora is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Buell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Lavaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Island is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cavanaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Oak Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- Adair County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |