A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #95638).
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:
41.5164, -95.8655
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Logan. Logan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Name Variations for Oak Grove Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Town Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Branson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Bridgett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bridgett Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgett Cemetery
- Old Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Frazier Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frazier Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Elan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elan Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Cemetery
- Grange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Reels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove Cemetery
- Ft. Calhoun Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- McGavern Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The McGavern Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGavern Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Loveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Missouri Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- California Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Modale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Briggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Home Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carter Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Mondamin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McClelland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Council Bluffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Minden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blair
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Fort Calhoun
- Kennard
- Logan
- Logan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Neola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Underwood
- Woodbine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #95638
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459693 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459693 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beebeetown
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5166595 Lon: -95.865288
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Harrison, 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' (or 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |