A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #86186).
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:
38.6609, -87.2117
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Davies's County<2>.
The county seat for Davies's County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the east 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Colbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Veale Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Cornettsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornettsville Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Freeland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- East Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The East Union Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union Cemetery
- St. Patricks Glencoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Plainville Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
- Root Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Root Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells 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:
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Capehart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ragsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bicknell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Willis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Highbank Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Alford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cannelburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fritchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Verne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Algiers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bruceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Freelandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Otwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 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 Davies's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bicknell
- Monroe City
- Montgomery
- Otwell
- Petersburg
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Davies's 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #86186
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440404 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440404 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: Daviess
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6611594 Lon: -87.2114014
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Davies's, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |