Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Grove is located in Starke County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Starke County: Fulton, Jasper, LaPorte, Marshall, Porter, Pulaski & Saint Joseph.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Starke County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Ober
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Grovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Koontz Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Ora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Aldine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Toto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- North Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- San Pierre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Leases Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lucerne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Royal Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Nappanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wakarusa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Delong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Leiters Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Lake Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Kewanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Tefft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Etna Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mentone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Sevastopol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Burket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Beaver Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Clunette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Kankakee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Kingsford Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Hanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Kingsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Union Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wanatah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Door Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Haskell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- La Porte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Rolling Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Burr Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Culver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Argos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- La Paz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Paz is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Bourbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Tippecanoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bremen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- Macy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County
- Kouts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Beardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Denham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Winamac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thornhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Medaryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Francesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Walkerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crumstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Nutwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Wyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gulivoire Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- New Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- South Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mishawaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- Headlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- North Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swartzell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McElrath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cromley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Ober
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Burr Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Winona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Hibbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbard
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Grovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Maxinkuckee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Oak Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Starke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Elkhart County
- Fulton County
- Jasper County
- Kosciusko County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |