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:
30.8955, -83.6638
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<3>
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)
- The Caulden Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulden Cemetery
- Okapilco MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barwick City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rogers / Deavane / Culpepper Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ozell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ozell Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- Henry Clark Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dixie Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dixie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morrison Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Empress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
- 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)
- Dewey City is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
- Moultrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Remerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Remerton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
- 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
- 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
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #319742 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: Brooks
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pavo
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8954702 Lon: -83.6637754
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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