A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
39.4892, -121.3819
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butte County<1>.
The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west 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 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Upham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Upham Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham Cemetery
- Brownsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bangor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Thompson Flat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oregon City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butte County Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oroville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Cemetery
- Lake Madrone Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Honcut Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peoria Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Peoria Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strawberry Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarks Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rackerby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forbestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Challenge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Feather Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oroville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Oroville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Oroville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
- Oregon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon City is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
- Former name for Oregon City:
- Bloomingdale
- Berry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oregon House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oroleve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thermalito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loma Rica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dobbins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clipper Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Butte County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Forbestown
- Oroville
- Palermo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 California:
- Pages specific to Butte 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #229849 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #229849 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: Butte
- Est. Elev: 538 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bangor
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4893318 Lon: -121.3819094
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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