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:
31.6438, -83.3954
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 Irwin County<2>.
The county seat for Irwin County is located in Ocilla. Ocilla lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Mystic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mystic Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Pinetta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinetta Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetta Cemetery
- Evertt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evertt Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evertt Cemetery
- Englewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Englewood Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Arp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Arp Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Abba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Abba Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Ashburn.
- The Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Live Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1389829 <5>
- Clements Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- Old Valley Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Luke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Luke Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Irwinville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mystic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ocilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rebecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Brookfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Enigma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Ty Ty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alapaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Irwin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Alapaha
- Ashburn
- Irwinville
- Ocilla
- Omega
- Omega lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omega.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Sumner
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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Irwin 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 #319746 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #319746 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: Irwin
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irwinville
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6437961 Lon: -83.3954374
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Irwin, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |