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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 have occurred.

Another variation: Oakgrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 San Diego County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

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:

  • San Diego 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.
    • Holcomb Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Village
      • Holcomb Village is located in San Diego County
    • Palomar Mountain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Warner Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pauma Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Grande
      • Mesa Grande is located in San Diego County
    • Pala
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Valley Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranchita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchita
      • Ranchita is located in San Diego County
    • Santa Ysabel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in San Diego County
    • Hidden Meadows
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
      • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
    • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Welk Resort Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Welk Resort Village
      • Lawrence Welk Resort Village is located in San Diego County
    • Julian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Aguanga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anza
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
      • Sage is located in Riverside County
    • Ramona Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Village
      • Ramona Village is located in Riverside County
    • Rainbow Canyon Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Canyon Village
      • Rainbow Canyon Village is located in Riverside County
    • Auld ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auld
      • Auld is located in Riverside County
    • Temecula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
    • Mountain Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Alpine Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
      • Alpine Village is located in Riverside County
    • Pinyon Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinyon Pines
      • Pinyon Pines is located in Riverside County
    • Dutch Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Riverside County
    • Murrieta Hot Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrieta Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta Hot Springs
      • Murrieta Hot Springs is located in Riverside County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for 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 81 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 29 miles [46.7 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Radec Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pauma Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauma Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauma Valley Cemetery
  • St. Bartholomew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Pala Tribal Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Park
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Julian Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Julian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julian Cemetery
    • San Marcos Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fallbrook.
      • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Malsonic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8139 <4>
    • San Jacinto Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
    • Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oak Grove had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.

  • Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Grande
    • Mesa Grande is located in San Diego County
  • Pala
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Valley Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranchita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchita
    • Ranchita is located in San Diego County
  • Santa Ysabel
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in San Diego County
  • Wynola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynola
    • Wynola is located in San Diego County
  • San Pasqual
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pasqual have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
    • San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
  • Ballena
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballena
    • Ballena is located in San Diego County
  • Julian
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Oaks
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
  • Escondido
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Banner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
      • Banner is located in San Diego County
    • Idyllwild
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bonsall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3850, Longitude: -116.7892       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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.




 

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