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:
39.1612, -90.6796
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 Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies just to the east of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Plummer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Plummer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Vance - Seaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vance - Seaman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance - Seaman Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Elsberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stonebraker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebraker Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gunterman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gunterman Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunterman Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Fox Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fox Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbara Cemetery
- Reddish - Dunham Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Busch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Busch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
- Cumming Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cumming Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming Cemetery
- Schumann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Schumann Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumann Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Star City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Gilead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hardin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Hardin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Michael
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spankey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Foley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Batchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nutwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Mozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fieldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eldred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kampsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Annada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cap au Gris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Sledd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Belleview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cliffdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
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 Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 #414772 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414772 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamburg
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1611595 Lon: -90.6795676
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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 Illinois' counties, including Calhoun, 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 drawn 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. |