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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:

27.4714, -81.8598

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hardee County<2>.

The county seat for Hardee County is located in Wauchula. Wauchula lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wauchula Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wauchula Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauchula Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wauchula Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Wauchula.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72732 <5>
  • Coker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Coker Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lamp Grounds Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Lamp Grounds Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamp Grounds Cemetery
  • Hart Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
  • Pine Level Campground Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Fort Meade.
    • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • New Hope Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72336 <5>
  • Ft. Meade Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Ft. Meade Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Meade Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Meade Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fort Meade.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72001 <5>
  • Watson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Watson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Fort Meade.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194494 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Prescott Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corinth Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Avon Park.
      • The Corinth Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bereah Cemetery
      • Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242863 <5>
    • Hancock Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hancock Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fort Meade.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72071 <5>
    • Old Elim Church Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Owens Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Joshua Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Joshua Creek Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Creek Cemetery
    • Whitten Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Whitten Cemetery is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Fort Meade.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72463 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fort Meade.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71958 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Ona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zolfo Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wauchula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvinia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
  • Bowling Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Arcadia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Crewsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
  • Duette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Meade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Myakka City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Brewster ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Brewster is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nocatee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oponys Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Oponys Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
    • Bradley Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Avon Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Homeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Verna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Sebring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Alpine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alpine is located in Highlands County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Pittsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg

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 Hardee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Florida:
  • Pages specific to Hardee 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 #287936  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #287936 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: Hardee
      • Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Zolfo Springs
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.4714283     Lon: -81.8598056
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hardee, 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 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'.
    <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>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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