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:
38.4037, -77.1833
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 Charles County<2>.
The county seat for Charles County is located in La Plata. La Plata lies 14 miles [22.5 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 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Peoples Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Peoples Union Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Union Cemetery
- Bumbrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bumbrey Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumbrey Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Little Ark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Ark Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ark Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- Alexandria Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chicamuxen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Chicamuxen Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicamuxen Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
- The St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Catherine's Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #508825 <5>
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Nanjemoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Doncaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ambar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Fairview Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Ironsides
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Weedonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Hooes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Loy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Arnolds Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dahlgren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- King George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Mount Air
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- McConchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Woodlanding Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Chamberlain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Mattawoman Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Quantico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ninde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bel Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Port Tobacco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Marbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Aquia Harbour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
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 Charles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- King George
- Port Tobacco
- Quantico
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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Charles 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 #1677099 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1677099 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: Charles
- Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nanjemoy
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4037354 Lon: -77.1833117
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Charles, 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' 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 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. |
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