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 #216828).
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:
32.8625, -91.3995
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in West Carroll Parish<2>.
The parish seat for West Carroll Parish is located in Oak Grove. Oak Grove lies just to the east southeast 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGaha Memorial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- King Solomon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The King Solomon Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Solomon Cemetery
- Panola Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Panola Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Providence Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Gailliard Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailliard Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tyrone Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Way Way Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Way Way Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Way Cemetery
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Millers Chapel Cemetery is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Chapel Cemetery
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Old St. Paul Cemetery is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Paul Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fiske
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kilbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Transylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tallula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Epps
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <5>
- Eudora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parkdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
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 West Carroll Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lake Providence
- Mayersville
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 West Carroll 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: #216828
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 West Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |