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:
39.2750, -89.2884
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- St. Louis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Gooseneck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gooseneck Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck Cemetery
- The Gooseneck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337228 <5>
- Armentrout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Armentrout Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armentrout Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Center Grove Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kettlecamp Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Abner Casey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Abner Casey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Casey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abner Casey Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Fillmore.
- The Abner Casey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Casey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105053 <5>
- Halford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Halford Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halford Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Ohlman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ohlman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlman Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Stokes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Tennessee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bost Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bost Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bost Hill Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- Little Hickory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Rosamond Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Nokomis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coalton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Witt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Ohlman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Fillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Schram City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bayle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Coffeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dressor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Harvel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Owaneco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bingham
- Coffeen
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Morrisonville
- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Pana
- Pana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Ramsey
- Raymond
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 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 Montgomery 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 #1772125 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1772125 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nokomis
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2750454 Lon: -89.2884178
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Montgomery, 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 things 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> | 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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