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.
For example, 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Perry 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 Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
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:
- Perry 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.
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fourche
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Adona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Menifee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Pontoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Solgohachia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Hattieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Old Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Center Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lollie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mayflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Otto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Hot Springs Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jessieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Lonsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Economy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Pottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monnie Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Natural Steps
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Secluded Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Marche
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Cammack Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Gibson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Alexander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mabelvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Paron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Avilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rubicon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Kentucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Shannon Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Bauxite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cotton Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dardanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Viney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cardon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faisst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Volman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volman Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bigelow.
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Perryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martindale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
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.
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Adona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reform
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Plumerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Palarm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palarm is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
- Menifee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 47 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. 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 begin with 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 Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Yell 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> | 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. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |