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:
37.8512, -87.0908
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 Spencer County<2>.
The county seat for Spencer County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies just to the northeast 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Reo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <5>
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alexander Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Rockport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84155 <5>
- Alexandria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baker Creek Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Creek Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hawes - Taylor Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
- Yelvington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Hackleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hackleman Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman Cemetery
- Kerr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Stateler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stateler Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maceo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Owensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yelvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Richland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Philpot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birk City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Lewisport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Masonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Carlinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
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 Spencer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chrisney
- Owensboro
- Rockport
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 professional and volunteer 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Spencer 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 #440402 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440402 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: Spencer
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owensboro East
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8511602 Lon: -87.0908306
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Spencer, 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 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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