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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:

30.9180, -93.5255

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 Vernon Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Vernon Parish is located in Leesville. Leesville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> 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 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.

  • Hinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Hinson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Evans.
    • The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Galilee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67468 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Griggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Griggs Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
  • Hennican Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Hennican Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennican Cemetery
  • Hennigan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery
  • Old Cypress Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Cypress Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Burr Ferry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Burr Ferry Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Ferry Cemetery
    • Burr Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
    • Shanklerville Community Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Merryville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Merryville Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Merryville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Merryville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68206 <5>
    • Craft Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Craft Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
    • Cyer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cyer Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyer Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Evans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burkeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Merryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shanklerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
  • Savage Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • Wiergate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Newton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
  • Bon Wier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • DeRidder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ludington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Rosepine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pinewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Elmwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • South Toledo Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Newlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Pickering
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Toledo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Ikes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Singer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • New Llano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock

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 Vernon Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Vernon 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #537771  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537771 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: Vernon
      • Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Evans
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9179734     Lon: -93.5254499
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Vernon, 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' (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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.