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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:

41.4557, -70.5689

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 Dukes County<2>.

The county seat for Dukes County is located in Edgartown. Edgartown lies just to the south 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 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • West Chop Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The West Chop Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop Cemetery
  • Tisbury Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The South End Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South End Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Lambert's Cove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert's Cove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lambert's Cove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of West Tisbury.
    • The Lambert's Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lamberts Cove Road Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.804 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91158 <6>
  • Christiantown Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Westside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westside Cemetery
  • Westside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Westside Cemetery is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
  • Town Hill Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Methodist Society Burying Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Methodist Society Burying Ground is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Society Burying Ground
    • The Methodist Society Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • Methodist Cemetery
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314290 <6>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Tisbury Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Tisbury Village Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury Village Cemetery
      • The West Tisbury Village Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Tisbury Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WTI.800 <5>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bay View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Falmouth.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <6>
    • Abel's Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Abel's Hill Cemetery is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel's Hill Cemetery
      • The Abel's Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chilmark Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90874 <6>
    • East End Burying Ground
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crowell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Great Neck Woods Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Oak Bluffs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
  • Tisbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tisbury is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Vineyard Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
  • West Chop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Chop is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
  • Edgartown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Christian Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
  • North Tisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
  • Acapesket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
  • Teaticket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
  • West Tisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Falmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
  • Katama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Katama is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woods Hole
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole
    • Monomoscoy Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
    • Seconsett Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
    • East Falmouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
    • Maushop Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
    • Popponesset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
    • New Seabury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
    • Seabrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • West Falmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
    • Popponesset Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
    • Chilmark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chilmark is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Mashpee Neck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
    • Hatchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
    • Gosnold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 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 Dukes 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 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 Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Dukes 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601997  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601997 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: Dukes
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Edgartown OE E
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.455668     Lon: -70.5689169
      • 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Dukes, 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 things 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 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.

    <6>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.