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 ...
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Chapman Cemetery
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Perry County
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- Concord Baptist Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Cordes Evangelical Cemetery
- Elkhorn Cemetery
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Kennedy Cemetery
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Locust Creek Cemetery
- The Locust Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Oak Dale Cemetery
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Old County Cemetery
- The Old County Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
- The Pilot Knob Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- St. Peters Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
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- Todd Mills Cemetery
- The Todd Mills Cemetery is located in Perry County
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- Trinity Evangelical Cemetery
- Verner Family Cemetery
- The Verner Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Addieville
- Ashley
- Caspars
- Caspars is located in Washington County
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- Clarmin
- Clarmin is located in Washington County
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- Conant
- Conant is located in Perry County
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- Coulterville
- Cutler
- Du Bois
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Elkton
- Elkton is located in Washington County
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- Hoyleton
- Nashville
- New Minden
- New Minden is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakdale
- Okawville
- Pinckneyville
- Posen
- Posen is located in Washington County
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- Pyatts
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
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- Radom
- Richview
- Saint Libory
- Stone Church
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
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- Sunfield
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
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- Tamaroa
- Tilden
- Venedy
- Venedy is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Winkle
- Winkle is located in Perry County
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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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Coulterville
- Nashville
- Okawville
- Pinckneyville
- Tamaroa
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 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 Washington 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 #414768 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414768 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nashville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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'. |
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