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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   30.8955°   (30° 53' 43")

Lon:   -83.6638°   (-83° 39' 49")

The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Brooks County<1>.

The county seat for Brooks County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .

Websites to help with your 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 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 Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Brooks County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oak Grove Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.

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

    • Barwick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pavo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fodie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Quitman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <3>
    • Barney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Coolidge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Empress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Fredonia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Hahira
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Thomasville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Barko Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
        • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Cecil
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellenton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dewey City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
        • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Moultrie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverside
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Remerton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
        • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
      • Adel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

    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 Brooks County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Adel
      • Adel lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Boston
    • Coolidge
    • Hahira
      • Hahira lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hahira.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
    • Moultrie
    • Pavo
      • Pavo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pavo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
    • Quitman
    • Valdosta

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Beulah Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Caulden Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caulden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caulden Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caulden Cemetery
    • Okapilco MB Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • The Hunter Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethany Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Barwick City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Robinson Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robinson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Robinson Family Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Family Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rogers / Deavane / Culpepper Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • McDonald Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Thomas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Thomas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Ozell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ozell Cemetery is located in Thomas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozell Cemetery
      • Hamm City Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Macedonia Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The New Macedonia Church Cemetery is located in Brooks County
        • The New Macedonia Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Macedonia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Macedonia Church Cemetery
      • Henry Clark Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Salem Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Thomas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Thomas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Dixie Baptist Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dixie Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Dixie Cemetery is located in Brooks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixie Cemetery
      • Morrison Baptist Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #319742  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #319742 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pavo
      • County: Brooks         Elev: 70
      • Location given for GNIS #319742 (Oak Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Brooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8955, Longitude: -83.6638    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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