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 #68437).
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:
30.2608, -89.7216
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Saint Tammany Parish is located in Covington. Covington lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rousseaux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Slidell Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gauss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gauss Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauss Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haaswood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Haaswood Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haaswood Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Amos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Porters Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Dubuisson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Logtown Cemetery is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown Cemetery
- Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Point Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- McClane City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Tanglewood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Bon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Slidell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Northwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Lake Shore Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Eden Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Browns Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Huntwyck Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- North Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pearlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Shore Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Catherine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Saint Tammany Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gainesville - Historic
- Picayune
- Slidell
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 helpful 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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: #68437
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1627809 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1627809 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
- Parish: St. Tammany
- Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haaswood
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2607501 Lon: -89.7217274
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Tammany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |