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 Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, 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 Prince George's County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Westphalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Kettering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kettering is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Largo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Mitchellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Bowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Pin Oak Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Brightseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Glenarden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davidsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Pindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Lothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Stonegate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Crofton Village Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Riva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Tracys Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baywalker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Oaklee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Beechfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edmondson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Halethorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Arbutus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Catonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Sparrows Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Dundalk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Howard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Franklintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Edgemere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Chaney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Owings Town Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Chesapeake Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunderland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Mattawoman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Malcolm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Acton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huntington Townhouses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Saint Charles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bennsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Freedom Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- White Plains Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- North Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Savage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Scaggsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aladdin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Glenshire Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Simpsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Woodland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Elkridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Clifton Park Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Hillandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Takoma Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Spring Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Silver Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Fairland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Blackburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Mattapex
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Grasonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Sherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claiborne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wittman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- McDaniel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tunis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Bozman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Neavitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Saint Michaels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arlandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Arlington Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Brandon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Belle Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Burgundy Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Penn Daw Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Fort Hunt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Groveton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Hybla Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Baileys Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Lincolnia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Falls Church
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Offutt Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County 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.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beanes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Epiphany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Westphalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #3
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lily of the Valley Moses Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
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.
- Leeland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leeland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Westphalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Woodmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Upper Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
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- Brightseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Collington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Seabrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Ardwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Landover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seat Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
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 25 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Prince William County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |