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 #91347).
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:
41.6428, -70.2888
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.
The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies just to the north 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Ancient Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Xaviers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chandler Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cummaquid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cobb's Hill Cemetery (East and West)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lothrop Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crocker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bass River Bapist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crocker Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ancient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marstons Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bass Hole Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mosswood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis Cemetery
- Old South Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hyannis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Hyannisport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hyannisport
- Hyannis Port
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Yarmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Craigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cobbs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
- Bass River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Port
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
- Yarmouth Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
- Cummaquid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
- Barnstable Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Barnstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Osterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- South Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
- Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
- West Barnstable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marstons Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cotuit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
- South Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Dennis Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Mashpee Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
- Popponesset Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
- West Harwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- North Harwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mashpee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 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. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.
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 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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Barnstable County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- 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: #91347
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601987 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601987 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
- County: Barnstable
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hyannis
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6434444 Lon: -70.2883547
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, 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 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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