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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, 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 Lincoln Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln Parish: Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Ouachita & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Oak Grove. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Lincoln Parish (The home parish of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Simsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grambling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dubach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Choudrant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Averit ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mount Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Liberty Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Lucky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Burkplace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Darley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arizona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Ansley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Quitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Eros
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Indian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Frost Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Bernice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Dubberly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Heflin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Minden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Dixie Inn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Gansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Pine Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our Parish-by-Parish 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.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Givens - McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Mt. Calm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Herbron Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Duty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Duty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Duty Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Arcadia.
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gullat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alabama Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Cemetery
- The Alabama Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alabama Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980373 <2>
- Holder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Simsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Mount Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bienville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Sugar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Gibsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marsalis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Ruston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Darley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Aycock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 60 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 25 miles [40.2 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Louisiana
- Pages specific to Lincoln Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Webster Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |