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:
43.3155, -92.8710
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 Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Osage. Osage lies just 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Osage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- St. Ansgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Ansgar Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgar Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blakestad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blakestad Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakestad Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Saint Ansgar.
- The McKinley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143143 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Priem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Priem Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priem Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Orchard Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Oscar Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Stacyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stacyville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Osage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Ansgar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Little Cedar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Toeterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stacyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Nora Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rudd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Bolan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Plymouth Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McIntire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Manly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Kensett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
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 Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Manly
- McIntire
- Mitchell
- Nora Springs
- Osage
- Riceville
- Saint Ansgar
- Stacyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 #459696 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459696 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Osage
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3155253 Lon: -92.8710291
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | 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. |