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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Ohio County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
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:
- Ohio 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.
- Select
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rosine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Olaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Centertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Horn Back Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Westview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Provo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Dunbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Whittinghill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Oklahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Browns Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Philpot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Roundhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Spring Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yeaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Short Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Duff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Leitchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Agnes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Wolf Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lost City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Skilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Browder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Beechmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Bevier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Beech Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Central City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- South Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Rockland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Richardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Plum Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
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.
- Shields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brick House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baizetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slaty Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shultztown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whalen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Select
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Logansport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Prentiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Dexterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dexterville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Renfrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- White Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Run is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
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 23 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 20 miles [32.2 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 obstructions 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'. |