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 #189991).
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:
37.8225, -120.6837
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County<2>.
The county seat for Stanislaus County is located in Modesto. Modesto lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
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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:
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 20 miles [32.2 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.
- Citizens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Copperopolis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Langworth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Langworth Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworth Cemetery
- Roberts Ferry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Ferry Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry Cemetery
- Valley Home Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dean Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Stent Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Highland View Memorial Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakewood Memorial Park is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memorial Park
- Altaville Catholic Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Altaville Protestant Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Altaville Serbian Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lode Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Lode Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
- IOOF Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Sonora City Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Sonora City Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora City Cemetery
- Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaws Flat Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaws Flat Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Flat Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Knights Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shores of Poker Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Telegraph City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Copper Cove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
- Adela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yosemite Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copperopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chinese Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cometa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melones ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Empire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Escalon
(17 miles [27.4 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stanislaus County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chinese Camp
- Copperopolis
- Empire
- Escalon
- Jamestown
- Knights Ferry
- Oakdale
- Riverbank
- Waterford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Stanislaus 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: #189991
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 California's counties, including Stanislaus, 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 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. |