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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Oak Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Oak Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Grove, please Contact Us.

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Oakgrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

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 hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Oak Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Grady County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grady County: Gadsden (FL), Leon (FL), Decatur, Mitchell & Thomas.

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:

  • Grady 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.
    • Spence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County
    • Woodland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Whigham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Reno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Calvary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
    • Newton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hawkinstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Anna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Baker County
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Baker County
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Hartsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Funston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Doerun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnesota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
    • Moultrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Vada
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Climax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bainbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Attapulgus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowlstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dougherty County
  • Early County
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Boykin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
    • Colquitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Pelham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
    • Camilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cotton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebble City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
    • Flint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Greenough
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Sale City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <2>
    • Baconton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • De Witt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Meigs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hansell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Ochlocknee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <2>
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
    • Dewey City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Thomasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coolidge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Pavo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
    • Bridgeboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for 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 28 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Dollar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dollar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dollar Cemetery
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizpah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Capel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capel Cemetery
  • Banks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Cairo.
    • The Live Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Level Annex Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35039 <6>
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Pine Forest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Forest Cemetery
    • Pilcher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilcher Cemetery
    • Turkey Pen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Pen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Pen Cemetery

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.

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.

  • Pelham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meigs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ochlocknee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
    • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <2>
  • Camilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Climax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoggard Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoggard Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
    • Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
  • Chastain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chastain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
  • Flint
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hartsfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
  • Thomasville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bainbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baconton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mimsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County

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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Oak Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0546, Longitude: -84.2377       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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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