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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Calaveras County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.
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:
- Calaveras 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.
- Rancho Calaveras
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Jenny Lind
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Burson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Campo Seco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
- Carmen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- San Andreas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Camanche Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Ione
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Martell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Electra ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Sutter Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Amador City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Drytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galt is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
- Arno ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Rancho Murieta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McConnel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Bellota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Clements
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockeford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holden ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Walthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
- Victor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cometa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Adela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adela is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
- East Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
- Knights Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Del Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Riverbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stewart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Salida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuolumne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Tuttletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Rawhide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Yosemite Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Columbia Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sonora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Squabbletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
- Greenley Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
- Chinese Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
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.
- Milton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dean Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Milton.
- The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <3>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clements Glen View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland View Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locke Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Copperopolis Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Altaville Catholic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
- The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <3>
- Altaville Serbian Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Serbian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Serbian Cemetery is located in Altaville.
- The Altaville Serbian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Serbian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456918 <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.
- Jenny Lind
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Burson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Valley Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camanche ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camanche is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
- Former names for Camanche:
- Clay's Bar
- Limerrick
- Campo Seco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
- Bellota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Andreas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clements
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Telegraph City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
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 83 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 23 miles [37 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 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 California
- Pages specific to Calaveras County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Stanislaus County
- Tuolumne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |