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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 DeKalb County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry & Rockdale.
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:
- DeKalb 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.
- North DeKalb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North DeKalb is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North DeKalb
- Population from the 2010 Census: 18,947 people
- North Druid Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
- North Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- Scottdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- Turner Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- La Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Clarkston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montreal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Brookhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Avondale Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Druid Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Allatoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Hardman Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Colemans Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Skyridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Kingridge West
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Motes Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Gibson Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Allatoona Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Conley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coxs Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Ellenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Normandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilkshire Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Kings Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Vinings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chattahoochee Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Brookside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Nelsons Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Ivey Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Fair Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Gordon Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Mableton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lithia Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flowers Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lakeland Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Douglasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lafayette Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Franklin Farms
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Blakely Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Winterthur Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tyrone Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- McIntosh Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fayette Villa Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Forsyth County
- Cumming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Brookwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Buckhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buckhead is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Cabbage Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Montwicke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peoplestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Vine City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
- Thomasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Sylvan Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
- Adams Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
- Fort McPherson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Danbury Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Mountain Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Elmside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Lilburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norcross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peachtree Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Luxomni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Stonemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Berkeley Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Gay Lan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Gaines Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Woodbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Stockbridge North
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Oakwood Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- McDonough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Salem Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Salem Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Newton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Essex Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Porterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Indian Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Country Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lakeview Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Conyers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zingara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Milstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Split Silk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Jersey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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.
- Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery is located
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Floral Hills Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Decatur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gresham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martin Luther King, Junior Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarkston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Chamblee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Kirkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kirkwood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Doraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Woodward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodward is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Stone Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seborn is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seborn
- Dunwoody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 253 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 7 miles [11.3 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Georgia
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Henry County
- Newton County
- Paulding County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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'. |