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 Sumter County.
To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.
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:
- Sumter 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.
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Tarrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Mabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Center Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Bushnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wahoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Adamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Panasoffkee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Citrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Floral City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness Highlands South
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness Highlands North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Hernando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarmill Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Citrus Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Ridge Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nobleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Istachatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hill 'n Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Spring Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Lake Lindsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- South Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Wiscon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Mascotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Okahumpka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minneola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Yalaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howey-in-the-Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fruitland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Weirsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eastlake Weir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Killarney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tildenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tildenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
- Winter Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tangerine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crown Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Zellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Minorville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Ocoee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paradise Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lacoochee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Trilby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Dade City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Saint Leo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
- Former name for San Antonio:
- Lake Jovita
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
- Zephyrhills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Wesley Chapel South
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Stewart Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Linden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located outside and to the east of Bushnell.
- The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- St. Francis Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2736557 <2>
- Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tema Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Mascotte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Cow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
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.
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Tarrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Saint Catherine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
- Bushnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mascotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sumterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lacoochee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Okahumpka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Istachatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Bamboo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Orange Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Home is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
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 69 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]<4>. 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 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 Florida
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Citrus County
- Hernando County
- Lake County
- Marion County
- Orange County
- Pasco County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |