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 have occurred.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
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 hospitals and 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 Christian County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Christian County: Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Montgomery (TN) & Stewart (TN).
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:
- Christian 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.
- Howel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Bennettstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <2>
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Christian County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
- Hopkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
- Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <2>
- Newstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Gracey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Fearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Bluff Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Bainbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Caldwell County
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Keysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Olmstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Ferguson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Gordonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Guthrie is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <2>
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Hadensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
- Allensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Allegre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Sharon Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Kirkmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Clifty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Cerulean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerulean
- Cerulean is located in Trigg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerulean <2>
- Cadiz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Cadiz is located in Trigg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <2>
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Henrietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Neptune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Cheap Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <2>
- Dickson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Dunn Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Slayden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Slayden is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Woods Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Stayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Stayton is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Vanleer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanleer
- Vanleer is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanleer <2>
- Bellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Erin is located in Houston County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Stryker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stryker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Louise Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Saint Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bethlehem
- Saint Bethlehem is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bethlehem <2>
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Wingate West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Swan Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Dotsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Sango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Liverworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
- Stroudville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <2>
- Flewellyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Sandy Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Coopertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Legate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Indian Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
- Indian Mound is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Mound <2>
- Throckmorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cumberland City is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland City <2>
- Bumpus Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Mills
- Bumpus Mills is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpus Mills <2>
- Tobaccoport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
- Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for 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 29 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 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 Kentucky
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Todd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trigg County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cheatham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dickson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Houston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Montgomery County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Robertson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stewart County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caldwell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Christian County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery
- Garrott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrott Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
- Howard Major Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Major Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74928 <4>
- Rawlins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawlins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawlins Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Major Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Major Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
- Continue List (598 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Double Barn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Barn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Barn Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oak Grove had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oak Grove had a population of 7,369 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Kennedy
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Birchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Howel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Garrettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrettsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Peachers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <2>
- Saint Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bethlehem
- Saint Bethlehem is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bethlehem <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Trenton
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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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. |
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6686, Longitude: -87.4220 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |