A visit to the South 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 South Oak Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Oak Grove Cemetery:
41.5136, -94.3127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County<2>.
The county seat for Guthrie County is located in Guthrie Center. Guthrie Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the South Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Oak Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Menlo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Menlo Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
- Dexter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dexter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
- Morrisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morrisburg Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisburg Cemetery
- Spillers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spillers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jefferson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Menlo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95192 <5>
- Glendon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendon Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon Cemetery
- Loucks Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Loucks Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Grove Cemetery
- The Loucks Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wahtawah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217305 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977305 <5>
- Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Penn Center Cemetery
- Old Penn Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Timber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Timber Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Cemetery
- Wiscotta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiscotta Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta Cemetery
- East Linn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stuart
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Wiscotta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
- Glendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Earlham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Arbor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Casey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pitzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Panora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stanzel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Guthrie Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- DeSoto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
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 South Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Guthrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adel
- Adel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Casey
- Dexter
- Earlham
- Greenfield
- Guthrie Center
- Menlo
- Panora
- Panora lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Panora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panora
- Redfield
- Stuart
- Stuart lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stuart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Winterset
- Yale
- Yale lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North (N) of the South Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
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 websites either 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 South Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Guthrie 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 South Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823114 (South Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823114 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: Guthrie
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stuart North
- Location given for South Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5135991 Lon: -94.3127402
- 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 Guthrie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South 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. |
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